τὸ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τὸ

   to

   the
2. sentence🔊 καὶ τὸ ποτήριον ὡσαύτως μετὰ τὸ δειπνῆσαι λέγων Τοῦτο τὸ ποτήριον ἡ καινὴ διαθήκη ἐν τῷ αἵματί μου τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐκχυννόμενον

   KAI to po-TE-ree-on hō-sau-TŌS me-TA to deip-NE-SAI LE-gōn TOU-to to po-TE-ree-on hē kai-NE di-a-THÊ-kē en tō HAI-ma-TI mou to hy-PER hy-MŌN ek-khy-NO-me-non

   and the cup likewise after the to dine saying this the cup the new covenant in the blood my the for you {plural} being poured out

Exegesis

The verse begins with kai {καὶ | kaí} linking this action tightly to the previous account, while to potērion {τὸ ποτήριον | tò potḗrion} is placed first for prominence even though the finite verb is not stated here and must be supplied from the surrounding narrative.

The temporal phrase meta to deipnēsai {μετὰ τὸ δειπνῆσαι | metà tò deipnêsai} uses an articular infinitive to locate the event after the supper has been completed.

Inside the saying, touto to potērion {Τοῦτο τὸ ποτήριον | Toûto tò potḗrion} functions as the subject, while hē kainē diathēkē {ἡ καινὴ διαθήκη | hē kainḕ diathḗkē} is a predicate nominative identifying the cup with the covenant itself rather than merely comparing the two.

The final participial clause to huper humōn ekchynnomenon {τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐκχυννόμενον | tò hypér hymôn ekchynnómenon} is attributive and deliberately sacrificial: the present passive participle portrays ongoing outpouring, and the preposition huper {ὑπὲρ | hypér} emphasizes benefit and representation on behalf of the disciples. English naturally resolves the compressed Greek sequence into a complete narrative with an implied taking of the cup and a relative-style explanation of the poured-out blood.

Root and etymology

syntithēmi🔊 συντίθημιsigma–upsilon–nu–tau–iota–theta–eta–mu–iota

“to put together, make an agreement”

• 🔊 συντίθημιsyn-tí-thē-mito agreeActs 23:20
• 🔊 διαθήκηdelta–iota–alpha–theta–eta–kappa–etacovenantHebrews 9:15