Luke 21:19:2Luke.21.19.W2TAB

τῇ

têi

the

Transliteration
têi
Extended
têi
IPA
/tɛːi/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    têi

  2. sentence

    en têi hy-po-mo-NÊI hy-MÔN ktê-SA-sthe TAS psy-KHÁS hy-MÔN

Exegesis

The verse opens with the fronted prepositional phrase en tē hypomonē hymōn {ἐν τῇ ὑπομονῇ ὑμῶν | en tē hypomonē hymōn}, which places endurance at the forefront and frames it as the sphere or means in which the command is carried out.

Root and etymology

ktaomaikappa tau alpha omicron mu alpha iota

to acquire, obtain, possess

In contextLuke 21:19

By your endurance , gain your souls .

About this coordinate

Luke 21:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 21:19, 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.21.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.19.W2.S1) and character.