John 8:43:2John.8.43.W2TAB
τί
ti
“what”
- Transliteration
- TI
- Extended
- TIH
- IPA
- /ˈti/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
TI
- sentence
di-A TI tên la-li-AN tên e-MÊN ou gi-NÔ-ske-te HO-ti ou DY-na-sthe a-KOU-ein ton LO-gon ton e-MON
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative phrase dia ti {διὰ τί | diá tí}, which combines the preposition dia with the interrogative pronoun ti to form an adverbial “why,” introducing a rhetorical question.
Root and etymology
skot-sigma kappa omicron tau
“darkness, obscurity”
In context — John 8:43
Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to hear My word .
About this coordinate
John 8:43:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 8:43, so the Greek word τί (ti) 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.8.43.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.43.W2.S1) and character.