Acts 26:19:7Acts.26.19.W7TAB

τῇ

têi

to the

Transliteration
têi
Extended
TEH(i)
IPA
/tɛːi/

Meaning by language

English
to the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    têi

  2. sentence

    HO-then ba-si-LEU a-GRI-pa ouk e-ge-NO-men a-pei-THÊS têi ou-ra-NI-ōi op-ta-SI-ai

Exegesis

The dative phrase tē ouraniō optasia {τῇ οὐρανίῳ ὀπτασίᾳ | tē ou-ra-ní-ō op-ta-sí-ā} functions as a dative of reference or respect, indicating the standard against which obedience is measured, with the adjective ouranios marking the optasia as originating from the heavenly realm and therefore carrying divine authority. In translation, the logical connector “therefore/so then” and the formal address to the king are preserved to retain forensic tone, while the aorist “I did not become disobedient” is rendered as “I was not disobedient” or “I did not refuse to follow” to convey a clear, completed decision in contemporary English.

Root and etymology

ginōskōgamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega

to know, to come to know

In contextActs 26:19

Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision .

About this coordinate

Acts 26:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 26:19, so the Greek word τῇ (têi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.26.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.19.W7.S1) and character.