Acts 9:2:8Acts.9.2.W8TAB
τὰς
tas
“the”
- Transliteration
- tas
- Extended
- tahs
- IPA
- /tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tas
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êi-TE-sá-to par au-TOU e-pi-sto-LAS eis da-mas-KON pros tas sy-na-gô-GAS HO-pōs e-AN TI-nas HEU-rê tês ho-DOU ON-tas AN-dras te kai gy-NEE-kas de-de-ME-nous a-GA-gê eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM
Exegesis
The accusative object epistolas {ἐπιστολὰς | epistolás} is specified by two directional prepositional phrases, eis Damaskon {εἰς Δαμασκὸν | eis Damaskṓn} “to Damascus” and pros tas synagogas {πρὸς τὰς συναγωγάς | prós tàs synagōgás} “to the synagogues,” establishing geographical and institutional context.
Root and etymology
Hellēnisteseta with rough breathing–lambda–lambda–eta–nu–iota–sigma–tau–eta–sigma
“Greek, one who speaks Greek”
In context — Acts 9:2
He asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that should he find anyone belonging to the Way—men or women—he could bring them bound to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Acts 9:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 9:2, so the Greek word τὰς (tas) 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.9.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.9.2.W8.S1) and character.