John 10:4:2John.10.4.W2TAB
τὰ
ta
“{the}”
- Transliteration
- TA
- Extended
- TAH
- IPA
- /ˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the}
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
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- sentence
HO-tan TA I-di-a PAN-ta ek-BA-lê EM-pros-then au-TÔN po-REU-e-tai KAI TA PRO-ba-ta au-TÔ a-ko-lou-THEI HO-ti OI-da-sin TÊN phô-NÊN au-TOU
Exegesis
The fronted object ta idia panta {τὰ ἴδια πάντα | tà ídia pánta} foregrounds possession (“His own”), setting the shepherd–flock relationship as the controlling frame before any movement is described.
In kai ta probata auto akolouthei {καὶ τὰ πρόβατα αὐτῷ ἀκολουθεῖ | kaí tà próbata autō akoloutheî}, the neuter plural subject ta probata takes a singular verb, a common Greek pattern that presents the flock as a unified whole responding together.
Root and etymology
kleptokappa lambda epsilon pi tau omega
“to steal secretly”
In context — John 10:4
Whenever He brings out all His own, He goes before them, and the sheep follow Him because they know His voice .
About this coordinate
John 10:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 10:4, so the Greek word τὰ (ta) 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.10.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.4.W2.S1) and character.