John 8:29:14John.8.29.W14TAB
τὰ
ta
“the”
- Transliteration
- ta
- Extended
- tah
- IPA
- /ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
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KAI ho PEMP-sas me met e-MOU ES-tin ouk a-PHÊ-ken me MO-non HO-ti e-GÔ ta a-re-STA au-TÔ poi-Ô PAN-to-te
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces a causal clause rather than mere reported speech: egō ta aresta autō poiō pantote {ἐγὼ τὰ ἀρεστὰ αὐτῷ ποιῶ πάντοτε | egṓ tà are-stà au-tô poi-ô pán-to-te}. Here egō is fronted for emphasis, highlighting Jesus’ self-conscious obedience. The object phrase ta aresta autō is a neuter plural substantive construction, “the things that are pleasing to Him,” and pantote “always” closes the clause to stress continual, unbroken conformity to the Father’s will. The English renderings preserve the two coordinated main clauses with a causal subordinate clause introduced by “because,” reflecting the logical relationship between the Father’s unbroken presence and the Son’s constant obedience.
Root and etymology
areskōalpha–rho–epsilon–sigma–kappa–omega
“to please, be acceptable”
In context — John 8:29
And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, because I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.
About this coordinate
John 8:29:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 8:29, so the Greek word τὰ (ta) 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.8.29.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.29.W14.S1) and character.