Luke 18:3:5Luke.18.3.W5TAB
τῇ
têi
“the”
- Transliteration
- têi
- Extended
- têi
- IPA
- /tɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
têi
- sentence
KHÊ-ra de ÊN en têi PO-lei e-KEI-nêi kai ÊR-khe-to pros au-TON LE-goo-sa ek-di-KÊE-SON me a-PO tou an-ti-DI-kou mou
Exegesis
The imperfect ḗn {ἦν | ḗn} ‘was’ frames a background situation marked by en tē pólei ekeínē {ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ | en tē pó-lei e-keí-nē} ‘in that city,’ with ekeínē deictically linking to the parable’s setting.
Root and etymology
krinōkappa–rho–iota–nu–omega
“to judge, decide”
In context — Luke 18:3
A widow lived in that city, and she came to him, saying, “Give me justice against my adversary .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 18:3, 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.18.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.3.W5.S1) and character.