Matthew 16:18:12Matt.16.18.W12TAB

τῇ

têi

the

Transliteration
TÊI
Extended
TÊI
IPA
/ˈteːi/

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. phraseyour reading level

    KAI e-PI TAU-têi TÊI PE-tra oi-ko-do-MÊ-sô moo TÊN ek-klê-SI-an

  3. sentence

    ka-GÔ DE soi LE-gô HO-ti SY EI PE-tros KAI e-PI TAU-têi TÊI PE-tra oi-ko-do-MÊ-sô moo TÊN ek-klê-SI-an KAI PY-lai HAI-doo oo ka-tis-KHY-soo-sin au-TÊS

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase epi taute tē petra {ἐπὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πέτρᾳ | e-pí taú-tē tē̂ pé-trāi} specifies the foundation for the building project oikodomesō mou tēn ekklesian {οἰκοδομήσω μου τὴν ἐκκλησίαν | oi-ko-do-mé-sō mou tēn ek-klē-sí-an}, emphasizing divine ownership.

Root and etymology

manthanomu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega

to learn, to be instructed

In contextMatthew 16:18

And I tell you that you are Peter , and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

About this coordinate

Matthew 16:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 16:18, 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.16.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.18.W12.S1) and character.