Luke 18:23:4Luke.18.23.W4TAB
ταῦτα
tauta
“these things”
- Transliteration
- TAU-ta
- Extended
- TAU-tah
- IPA
- /ˈtau.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- these things
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TAU-ta
- sentence
ho de a-KOU-sas TAU-ta pe-RI-ly-pos e-ge-NEE-thê ÊN gar PLOU-si-os SPHO-dra
Exegesis
The demonstrative object tauta {ταῦτα | taû-ta} refers anaphorically to the specific demands Jesus has just made regarding wealth and discipleship.
Root and etymology
houtosomicron–upsilon–tau–omicron–sigma
“this, these”
In context — Luke 18:23
But when he heard these things, he became very sorrowful, for he was extremely rich .
About this coordinate
Luke 18:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 18:23, so the Greek word ταῦτα (tauta) 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.18.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.23.W4.S1) and character.