Mark 1:2:6Mark.1.2.W6TAB
τῷ
tō
“the”
- Transliteration
- tō
- Extended
- tô
- IPA
- /tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
tō
- sentence
ka-THŌS GE-gra-ptai en tō hê-sa-EE-a tō pro-PHÊ-têi i-DOU a-po-STEL-lō ton AN-ge-lon mou pro pro-SÔ-pou sou hos ka-ta-skeu-A-sei tēn ho-DON sou
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en to Esaia to prophete {ἐν τῷ Ἠσαΐᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ | en tō ē-sa-ï-a tō pro-phē-tē} uses a dative proper name with an appositional noun to identify Isaiah explicitly as a prophetic authority.
Root and etymology
Rootkappa–upsilon–pi–tau–omega
“to bend forward, stoop”
In context — Mark 1:2
Just as it has been written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I am sending My messenger before your face, who will prepare your way.”
About this coordinate
Mark 1:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 1:2, so the Greek word τῷ (tō) 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 Mark.1.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.2.W6.S1) and character.