John 19:38:23John.19.38.W23TAB
τὸ
to
“the”
- Transliteration
- to
- Extended
- toh
- IPA
- /to/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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HI-na A-rê to SÔ-ma tou ee-ay-SOO
- clause
me-TA DE TAU-ta ê-RÔ-tê-sen ton pi-LA-ton i-o-SEPH a-PO ha-ri-ma-tha-IAS ÔN ma-thê-TÊS tou ee-ay-SOO ke-kry-MÉ-nos DE di-A ton PHO-bon TÔN i-ou-da-IŌN HI-na A-rê to SÔ-ma tou ee-ay-SOO
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me-TA DE TAU-ta ê-RÔ-tê-sen ton pi-LA-ton i-o-SEPH a-PO ha-ri-ma-tha-IAS ÔN ma-thê-TÊS tou ee-ay-SOO ke-kry-MÉ-nos DE di-A ton PHO-bon TÔN i-ou-da-IŌN HI-na A-rê to SÔ-ma tou ee-ay-SOO KAI e-PÉ-trep-sen ho pi-LA-tos
Exegesis
The purpose of Joseph’s request is expressed by the hina-clause hina arē to sōma tou Iēsou {ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ | hína árē tò sôma tou Iēsou} ‘in order that he might take away the body of Jesus’, where the aorist subjunctive arē signals an action contingent on Pilate’s approval.
Root and etymology
Pilatospi–iota–lambda–alpha–tau–omicron–sigma
“Pilate, likely from Latin Pilatus, ‘armed with a javelin’”
In context — John 19:38
After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus , but hidden because of fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted him, so he came and took away His body.
About this coordinate
John 19:38:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of John 19:38, 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.19.38.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.38.W23.S1) and character.