Mark 2:8:20Mark.2.8.W20TAB
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
- sentence
KAI eu-THYS e-pi-GNOUS ho ee-ay-SOOS tôi PNEU-ma-ti au-TOU HO-ti HOU-tôs di-a-lo-GI-zon-tai en he-au-TOIS LE-gei au-TOIS TI TAU-ta di-a-lo-GI-ze-sthe en TAIS kar-DI-ais hy-MÔN
Exegesis
The interrogative ti tauta dialogizesthe en tais kardiais humōn {τί ταῦτα διαλογίζεσθε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν | tí taû-ta dia-lo-gí-zes-the en tais kar-dí-ais hu-mōn} ‘why are you reasoning these things in your hearts?’ uses fronted ti for emphasis and the repeated en to highlight the concealed realm of their thoughts that Jesus discerns.
In context — Mark 2:8
And immediately Jesus , knowing in His spirit that they were reasoning this way within themselves, said to them, “Why are you reasoning these things in your hearts?”
About this coordinate
Mark 2:8:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Mark 2:8, 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 Mark.2.8.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.2.8.W20.S1) and character.