John 1:23:6John.1.23.W6TAB
τῇ
têi
“{the}”
- Transliteration
- TÊI
- Extended
- TÊI
- IPA
- /ˈtɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the}
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
TÊI
- 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 context — John 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.