John 3:34:16John.3.34.W16TAB
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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Word in context
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- sentence
HON GAR a-PE-stei-len ho the-OS ta RHÊ-ma-ta tou the-OO la-LEI ou GAR ek ME-trou DI-DÔ-SIN to PNEU-ma
Exegesis
The idiomatic ek metrou {ἐκ μέτρου | ek mé-trou} ‘from measure’ intensifies the denial of limitation, while didosin {δίδωσιν | dí-dō-sin} ‘gives’ asserts divine action, governing to pneuma {τὸ πνεῦμα | tò pneu-ma} ‘the Spirit’ and emphasizing the Spirit’s unrestricted divine bestowal.
Root and etymology
skot-sigma kappa omicron tau
“darkness, gloom”
In context — John 3:34
For the one whom God sent keeps speaking the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
About this coordinate
John 3:34:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 3:34, 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.3.34.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.34.W16.S1) and character.