Acts 7:20:16Acts.7.20.W16TAB
τῷ
tôi
“the”
- Transliteration
- tôi
- Extended
- TOI
- IPA
- /tɔˈi/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
tôi
- sentence
en hôi kai-RO e-gen-NEE-thê mô-yü-SÊS KAI ÊN a-STEI-os tôi the-Ô hos a-ne-TRÁ-phê MÊ-nas TREIS en tôi OI-kô tou pa-TROS
Exegesis
The clause kai en asteios tō theo {καὶ ἦν ἀστεῖος τῷ θεῷ | kaí ēn asteîos tō theō} uses the imperfect of eimi plus predicate adjective to describe an ongoing state, while the dative tō theo functions as a dative of reference, indicating that Moses was beautiful in God’s estimation.
The final prepositional phrase en tō oikō tou patros {ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρός | en tō oíkō tou patrós} is a dative of location modified by a genitive of possession, specifying that this upbringing occurred within his father’s household. In translation, the temporal phrase is rendered as a natural clause opening, the two relative clauses are reshaped into coordinated clauses for smoother English, and the dative to God is expressed with a direct object preposition to preserve the sense of divine evaluation and favor.
Root and etymology
metoikizōmu–epsilon–tau–omicron–iota–kappa–iota–zeta–omega
“to cause to move dwelling, resettle”
In context — Acts 7:20
At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God ; he was brought up for three months in his father's house .
About this coordinate
Acts 7:20:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 7:20, so the Greek word τῷ (tôi) 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.7.20.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.20.W16.S1) and character.