Luke 18:15:5Luke.18.15.W5TAB

τὰ

ta

the

Transliteration
ta
Extended
tah
IPA
/ta/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ta

  2. sentence

    pro-SE-phe-ron de au-TOI KAI ta BRE-phê HI-na au-TÔN HAP-tē-tai i-DON-tes de hoi ma-thê-TAI e-pe-TI-mon au-TOIS

Exegesis

The dative pronoun autō {αὐτῷ | au-tō} indicates the indirect object, the One to whom the infants are being brought, while kai {καὶ | kaí} coordinates the direct object phrase ta brephē {τὰ βρέφη | tà bre-phē} ‘the infants’, implying that in addition to others, even infants are included.

Root and etymology

manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega

to learn, be taught

In contextLuke 18:15

But they were also bringing the infants to Him so that He might touch them. When the disciples saw this, they were rebuking them.

About this coordinate

Luke 18:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 18:15, 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.18.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.15.W5.S1) and character.