John 16:33:1John.16.33.W1TAB
ταῦτα
tauta
“these things”
- Transliteration
- TAU-ta
- Extended
- TAU-ta
- IPA
- /ˈtau.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- these things
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TAU-ta
- clause
TAU-ta le-LA-lê-ka hy-MEEN HI-na en e-MOI ei-RÊ-nên E-khê-te
- sentence
TAU-ta le-LA-lê-ka hy-MEEN HI-na en e-MOI ei-RÊ-nên E-khê-te en tôi KOS-môi THLI-psin E-khe-te al-LA thar-SEI-te e-GÔ ne-NI-kê-ka ton KOS-mon
Exegesis
The sentence opens with tauta {ταῦτα | taû-ta}, a fronted demonstrative that gathers up the entire preceding discourse and gives the statement a summative force.
Root and etymology
houtosomicron upsilon tau omicron sigma
“this, these”
In context — John 16:33
I have spoken these things to you so that you may find peace in Me ; in the world you will encounter distress , but remain brave; I have prevailed over the world.
About this coordinate
John 16:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 16:33, so the Greek word ταῦτα (tauta) 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.16.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.33.W1.S1) and character.