Matthew 13:1:2Matt.13.1.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 hê-ME-rai e-KEI-nêi ek-sel-THŌN ho ee-ay-SOOS tês oi-KI-as e-KA-thê-to pa-RA tên THA-la-s-san

Exegesis

The verse opens with the temporal prepositional phrase en {Ἐν | En} tē hēmera ekeinē {τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ | tē hē-mé-rāi e-keí-nēi} “in that day,” situating the narrative in continuity with the preceding events.

Root and etymology

mystērionmu–upsilon–sigma–tau–eta–rho–iota–omicron–nu

secret rite, hidden truth

In contextMatthew 13:1

On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea .

About this coordinate

Matthew 13:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 13:1, 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 Matt.13.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.1.W2.S1) and character.