Matthew 13:11:12Matt.13.11.W12TAB
τῆς
tês
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- tays
- IPA
- /tɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tês
- sentence
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen au-TOIS HO-ti hy-MEEN DE-do-tai GNO-nai ta my-STE-ree-a tês ba-si-LEI-as tôn ou-ra-NÔN e-KEI-nois de ou DE-do-tai
Exegesis
The object of this knowing is ta mysteria {τὰ μυστήρια | tà mystḗria}, further defined by the genitive phrase tēs basileias tōn ouranōn {τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν | tês basileías tôn ouranôn}, the distinctive Matthean expression “of the kingdom of the heavens.”
Root and etymology
oikosomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma
“master of a household”
In context — Matthew 13:11
But He answered and said to them, “Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those it has not been given.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 13:11, so the Greek word τῆς (tês) 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.13.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.11.W12.S1) and character.