Matthew 15:27:8Matt.15.27.W8TAB
τὰ
ta
“the”
- Transliteration
- ta
- Extended
- tah
- IPA
- /ta/
Meaning by language
- English
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
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ta
- sentence
hê de EI-pen NAI KY-ree-e KAI gar ta ky-NA-ri-a es-THI-ei a-PO tôn psi-KHI-ōn tôn pip-TON-tōn a-PO tês tra-PE-zês tôn ky-RI-ōn au-TÔN
Exegesis
The neuter plural subject ta kynaria {τὰ κυνάρια | tà kynária} “the little dogs” works with the singular verb esthiei {ἐσθίει | es-thí-ei}, a collective use that depicts the group as a single class.
Root and etymology
proserchomaipro-sér-kho-mai
“to come, go, approach”
In context — Matthew 15:27
But she said, “Yes, Lord ; for even the little dogs eat from the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 15:27, so the Greek word τὰ (ta) 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.15.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.27.W8.S1) and character.