Luke 21:12:15Luke.21.12.W15TAB

τὰς

tas

the

Transliteration
tas
Extended
tahs
IPA
/tas/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    tas

  2. sentence

    pro de TOU-tōn PAN-tōn e-pi-ba-LOU-sin eph hy-MAS tas KHEI-ras au-TŌN kai di-ŌK-sou-sin pa-ra-di-DON-tes eis tas sy-na-gō-GAS kai phy-la-KAS a-pa-go-ME-nous e-PI ba-si-LEIS kai hê-ge-MO-nas HE-ne-ken tou o-NO-ma-TOS mou

Exegesis

The first is sharpened by the bodily phrase eph hymas tas kheiras auton {ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν | eph hymâs tàs kheîras autṓn}, while the second is expanded by the participle paradidontes {παραδιδόντες | paradidóntes}, which moves the action from attack to formal handover.

Root and etymology

Rootbeta alpha lambda lambda omega

to throw, cast, place

In contextLuke 21:12

But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and governors for the sake of My name.

About this coordinate

Luke 21:12:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 21:12, so the Greek word τὰς (tas) 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.21.12.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.12.W15.S1) and character.