Luke 15:4:19Luke.15.4.W19TAB

τῇ

têi

the

Transliteration
têi
Extended
TAY-ee
IPA
/tɛːi/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    têi

  2. sentence

    TIS AN-thrō-pos eks hy-MON E-khōn he-ka-TON PRO-ba-ta kai a-po-LE-sas eks au-TŌN hen ou ka-ta-LEI-pei ta e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta en-NE-a en têi e-RÊ-mōi kai po-REU-e-tai e-PI to a-po-lō-LOS HE-ōs HEU-rêi au-TO

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase en te eremo {ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ | en tē̂ e-rḗ-mō} ‘in the wilderness’ highlights the peril for those left behind.

Root and etymology

Rootpi–alpha–tau–eta–rho

father, ancestor

In contextLuke 15:4

What person among you who owns a hundred sheep and loses one would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?

About this coordinate

Luke 15:4:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Luke 15:4, so the Greek word τῇ (têi) 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 Luke.15.4.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.4.W19.S1) and character.