Matthew 15:3:7Matt.15.3.W7TAB
τί
ti
“why”
- Transliteration
- TI
- Extended
- TIH
- IPA
- /ˈti/
Meaning by language
- English
- why
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
TI
- sentence
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen au-TOIS di-A TI KAI hy-MEIS pa-ra-BAI-ne-te tên en-to-LÊN tou the-OU di-A tên pa-RA-do-sin hy-MÔN
Exegesis
The interrogative expression Dia ti {Διὰ τί | Diá tí} literally “through what?” operates idiomatically as “why?”, and its fronted position marks the sentence as an emphatic challenge.
Root and etymology
timaotau–iota–mu–alpha–omega
“to honor, value highly”
In context — Matthew 15:3
But He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 15:3, so the Greek word τί (ti) 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.15.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.3.W7.S1) and character.