John 15:19:9John.15.19.W9TAB
τὸ
to
“the”
- Transliteration
- to
- Extended
- to
- IPA
- /to/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
to
- clause
ei ek tou KOS-mou Ê-te ho KOS-mos AN to I-di-on e-PHI-lei
- sentence
ei ek tou KOS-mou Ê-te ho KOS-mos AN to I-di-on e-PHI-lei ho-ti de ek tou KOS-mou ouk e-STE al e-GÔ ek-se-le-KSA-mên hy-MAS ek tou KOS-mou di-A TOU-to mi-SEI hy-MAS ho KOS-mos
Exegesis
The phrase to idion {τὸ ἴδιον | to idion} functions as a substantive object, stressing that the world naturally embraces what it regards as belonging to itself.
Root and etymology
entellōepsilon nu tau epsilon lambda lambda omega
“to command, charge”
In context — John 15:19
If you were from the world, the world would favor its own; but because you are not from the world, instead I chose you out of the world; for this reason the world hates you.
About this coordinate
John 15:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 15:19, so the Greek word τὸ (to) 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.15.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.19.W9.S1) and character.