Mark 5:4:2Mark.5.4.W2TAB
τὸ
to
“the”
- Transliteration
- to
- Extended
- toh
- IPA
- /to/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
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di-A to au-TON pol-LA-kis PE-dais KAI ha-LY-se-si de-DES-thai KAI di-es-PAS-thai hyp au-TOU tas ha-LY-seis KAI tas PE-das syn-te-TRIPH-thai KAI ou-de-IS IS-khy-en au-TON da-MA-sai
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal prepositional phrase dia to auton pollakis {διὰ τὸ αὐτὸν πολλάκις | diá tò autòn pollákis} where dia governs an articular infinitive expressing the reason for the main clause.
Root and etymology
akathart-alpha–kappa–alpha–theta–alpha–rho–tau
“unclean”
In context — Mark 5:4
For he had often been bound with fetters and chains , yet he tore the chains apart and smashed the fetters, and no one had strength to subdue him.
About this coordinate
Mark 5:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 5:4, so the Greek word τὸ (to) 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.5.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.5.4.W2.S1) and character.