Acts 26:19:7Acts.26.19.W7TAB
τῇ
têi
“to the”
- Transliteration
- têi
- Extended
- TEH(i)
- IPA
- /tɛːi/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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têi
- 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 context — Acts 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.