John 12:13:2John.12.13.W2TAB
τὰ
ta
“the”
- Transliteration
- ta
- Extended
- tah
- IPA
- /ta/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
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ta
- sentence
E-la-bon ta ba-I-a tôn phoi-NI-kôn kai ek-SÊL-thon eis hy-PAN-tê-sin au-TÔ kai e-KRAU-ga-zon hô-san-NA eu-lo-gê-ME-nos ho er-KHO-me-nos en o-NO-ma-ti KY-ree-ou kai ho ba-si-LEUS tou is-ra-ÊL
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the aorist verb elabon {ἔλαβον | é-la-bon}, which, together with its object phrase ta baia ton phoinikon {τὰ βαΐα τῶν φοινίκων | tà ba-ḯ-a tôn phoi-ní-kōn}, presents the initial action of the crowd as they seize “the branches of the palms.”
Root and etymology
entaphiazōepsilon–nu–tau–alpha–phi–iota–alpha–zeta–omega
“to prepare for burial”
In context — John 12:13
They took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him , and they were crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord , even the King of Israel.”
About this coordinate
John 12:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 12:13, 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.12.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.13.W2.S1) and character.