John 1:23:6John.1.23.W6TAB

τῇ

têi

{the}

Transliteration
TÊI
Extended
TÊI
IPA
/ˈtɛːi/

Meaning by language

English
{the}

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    TÊI

  2. sentence

    E-PHÊ e-GÔ phō-NÊ bo-ÔN-tos en TÊI e-RÊ-mōi eu-THY-na-te TÊN ho-DON ky-REE-ou ka-THŌS EI-pen ê-sa-I-as ho pro-PHÊ-tēs

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase en te eremo {ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ | en tē erḗmō} locates the action in the wilderness, echoing the prophetic setting of Isaiah 40:3.

Root and etymology

Rootphi–eta

to speak, say,

In contextJohn 1:23

He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord ,’ just as Isaiah the prophet said.”

About this coordinate

John 1:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 1:23, 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 John.1.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.23.W6.S1) and character.