Luke 20:46:19Luke.20.46.W19TAB
ταῖς
tais
“the”
- Transliteration
- tais
- Extended
- tais
- IPA
- /tais/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tais
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pro-SE-khe-te a-PO tôn gram-ma-TE-ōn tôn the-LON-tōn pe-ri-pa-TEIN en sto-LAIS kai phi-LOU-ntōn a-spas-MOUS en tais a-go-RAIS kai prō-to-ka-the-dri-AS en tais sy-na-gō-GAIS kai prō-to-kli-si-AS en tois DEIP-nois
Exegesis
This genitive is further defined by the genitive participial phrases tôn thelóntōn peripateîn en stolaîs {τῶν θελόντων περιπατεῖν ἐν στολαῖς | tôn thelóntōn peripateîn en stolaîs} “those desiring to walk in robes” and (understood) tôn philoúntōn aspasmous en taîs agoraîs {τῶν φιλούντων ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς | tôn philoúntōn aspasmous en taîs agoraîs} “those loving greetings in the marketplaces.” The participles thelóntōn and philoúntōn are attributive, characterizing the scribes by habitual desires and affections rather than isolated acts.
The sequence kai prōtokathedrías en taîs synagōgaîs kai prōtoklísías en toîs deípnois {καὶ πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ πρωτοκλισίας ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις | kaí prōtokathedrías en taîs synagōgaîs kaí prōtoklísías en toîs deípnois} continues the list of accusative objects coordinated with aspasmous, showing that the scribes “love” not only greetings but also prominent seats in religious and social contexts.
In context — Luke 20:46
Watch out for the scribes who desire to walk in long robes and love greetings in the marketplaces, and the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:46:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Luke 20:46, so the Greek word ταῖς (tais) 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.20.46.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.46.W19.S1) and character.