Acts 28:24:5Acts.28.24.W5TAB
τοῖς
tois
“by the”
- Transliteration
- tois
- Extended
- TOIS
- IPA
- /tois/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
tois
- sentence
KAI hoi MEN e-PEI-thon-to tois le-go-ME-nois hoi DE ê-PI-stoun
Exegesis
The dative phrase tois legomenois {τοῖς λεγομένοις | toîs le-go-ME-nois} is an article plus a participle used substantivally, “the things being said,” and functions as a dative of means or instrument, indicating that the persuasion came through the spoken message.
In context — Acts 28:24
And some indeed were being persuaded by the things being said, but others were disbelieving.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 28:24, so the Greek word τοῖς (tois) 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.28.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.24.W5.S1) and character.