Matthew 13:19:18Matt.13.19.W18TAB

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

    pan-TOS a-KOU-on-tos ton LO-gon tês ba-si-LEI-as KAI MÊ sy-ni-EN-tos ER-khe-tai ho po-nê-ROS KAI har-PA-zei to es-par-ME-non en têi kar-DI-a au-TOU hou-TOS ES-tin ho pa-RA tên ho-DON spa-REIS

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase en tē kardia autou {ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ | en têi kardíāi autoû} locates the sowing metaphorically in the inner life of the hearer.

Root and etymology

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

secret rite, hidden truth

In contextMatthew 13:19

For everyone hearing the word of the kingdom and not understanding , the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one sown by the path.

About this coordinate

Matthew 13:19:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 13:19, 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.13.19.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.19.W18.S1) and character.