Acts 26:24:1Acts.26.24.W1TAB
Ταῦτα
tauta
“these things”
- Transliteration
- TAU-ta
- Extended
- TAU-tah
- IPA
- /ˈtau.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- these things
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TAU-ta
- sentence
TAU-ta de au-TOU a-po-lo-gou-ME-nou ho PHÊS-tos me-GA-lê tê phô-NÊ PHÊ-sin MAI-nê PAU-le ta pol-LA se GRAM-ma-ta eis ma-NI-an pe-ri-TRE-pei
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative tauta {Ταῦτα | Taû-ta} combined with the genitive absolute construction autou apologoumenou {αὐτοῦ ἀπολογουμένου | au-toû a-po-lo-gou-mé-nou}, yielding a circumstantial clause, “while he was defending himself.” This sets the temporal backdrop for the main action.
In context — Acts 26:24
But as he was defending himself, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are insane; your great learning is driving you to madness.”
About this coordinate
Acts 26:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 26:24, so the Greek word Ταῦτα (tauta) 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.26.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.24.W1.S1) and character.