John 4:34:18John.4.34.W18TAB
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
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TO
- sentence
LE-gei au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS e-MON BRÔ-ma es-TIN HI-na poi-Ê-sô TO THE-lê-ma TOO pemp-san-TOS ME KAI te-lei-Ô-sô au-TOO TO ER-gon
Exegesis
The object of poiēsō is to thelēma tou pempsantos me {τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με | tò thél-e-ma toû pémp-san-tós me}, in which the articular genitive participle pempsantos, governed by tou, functions substantivally to mean “the One who sent Me,” making the whole phrase “the will of the One who sent Me.”
The second verb teleiōsō governs autou to ergon {αὐτοῦ τὸ ἔργον | au-toû tò ér-gon}, “His work,” with autou referring back to the same divine Sender and the article marking ergon as a specific, defined task. The parallel objects “the will of the One who sent Me” and “His work” are closely coordinated, emphasizing that Jesus’ mission consists both in perfect obedience and in bringing the Father’s assignment to full completion. In English, this structure is mirrored by keeping “to do the will ... and to complete His work” as parallel infinitive phrases following “My food is,” preserving both the metaphor and the sense of purpose conveyed by the hina-clause.
Root and etymology
topostau–omicron–pi–omicron–sigma
“place, location, region”
In context — John 4:34
Jesus says to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to complete His work.”
About this coordinate
John 4:34:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 4:34, 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.4.34.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.34.W18.S1) and character.