Luke 19:8:9Luke.19.8.W9TAB
τὰ
ta
“the”
- Transliteration
- ta
- Extended
- tah
- IPA
- /ta/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
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ta
- sentence
sta-THEIS de zak-KHAI-os EI-pen pros ton KY-ree-on i-doo ta hê-mi-SI-a mou tôn hy-par-KHON-tôn KY-ree-e tois ptô-KHOIS DI-dō-mi KAI EI ti-NOS ti e-sy-ko-PHAN-tê-sa a-po-DI-dō-mi te-tra-PLOUN
Exegesis
The accusative phrase ta hēmisia mou tôn hyparchontōn {τὰ ἡμίσιά μου τῶν ὑπαρχόντων | tà hê-mi-sí-a mou tôn hy-par-khón-tôn} literally ‘the halves of my possessions’ expresses the precise extent of Zacchaeus’ voluntary generosity.
Root and etymology
katabainokappa–alpha–tau–alpha–beta–alpha–iota–nu–omega
“to go down, descend”
In context — Luke 19:8
And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord , “Behold, Lord, the half of my possessions I give to the poor , and if I have defrauded anyone by false accusation, I restore it fourfold.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 19:8, 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.19.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.8.W9.S1) and character.