John 4:49:10John.4.49.W10TAB
τὸ
to
“{the}”
- Transliteration
- TO
- Extended
- TOH
- IPA
- /ˈto/
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
- sentence
LE-gei PROS au-TON ho ba-si-li-KOS KY-ri-e ka-TA-bê-thi PRIN a-po-tha-NEIN TO pai-DI-on mou
Exegesis
The object of concern is expressed as to paidion mou {τὸ παιδίον μου | tò pai-dí-on mou} ‘my child’, where the article, diminutive noun, and possessive pronoun combine to emphasize a specific, dearly loved child. In translation, the narrative present is rendered with a simple past “said” for natural English narrative flow, the imperative is preserved as “come down” to reflect the direct command, and the temporal structure “before my child dies” clearly conveys the urgent time constraint signaled by the Greek construction.
Root and etymology
topostau–omicron–pi–omicron–sigma
“place, location, region”
In context — John 4:49
The royal official said to Him , “Lord, come down before my child dies.”
About this coordinate
John 4:49:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 4:49, 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.4.49.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.49.W10.S1) and character.