Luke 16:1:20Luke.16.1.W20TAB
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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E-le-gen de KAI pros tous ma-thê-TAS AN-thrô-POS tis ÊN PLOU-si-os hos EI-khen oi-ko-NO-mon KAI HOU-tos di-e-BLÊ-thê au-TÔ hôs di-a-skor-PI-dzōn ta hy-PAR-khon-ta au-TOU
Exegesis
The participial phrase hōs diaskorpízōn ta huparchonta autou {ὡς διασκορπίζων τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ | hôs di-as-kor-pí-zōn tà hu-pár-chon-ta au-toû} explicates the basis of the charge, preserving the durative sense of ‘scattering.’ The translation preserves the original clause order to maintain narrative emphasis on the misuse of entrusted resources.
Root and etymology
hyparchōhu-pár-chō
“to belong, be at one’s disposal”
In context — Luke 16:1
And He addressed the disciples: “A certain rich man had a steward, and this steward was reported to him as wasting his possessions .”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:1:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Luke 16:1, 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 Luke.16.1.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.1.W20.S1) and character.