Matthew 16:23:21Matt.16.23.W21TAB
τὰ
ta
“the things”
- Transliteration
- TA
- Extended
- TAH
- IPA
- /ˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- the things
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
TA
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti OO phro-NEIS TA TOO the-OO al-LA TA TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
- clause
SKAN-da-lon EI e-MOO HO-ti OO phro-NEIS TA TOO the-OO al-LA TA TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
- sentence
HO DE stra-PHEIS EI-pen TOI PE-troi HY-pa-ye o-PI-sô MOO sa-ta-NA SKAN-da-lon EI e-MOO HO-ti OO phro-NEIS TA TOO the-OO al-LA TA TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
Exegesis
The causal clause hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} “because” contrasts ou phroneis ta tou theou {οὐ φρονεῖς τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ} “you are not mindful of the things of God” with phroneis ta tôn anthrōpōn {φρονεῖς τὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων} “you are mindful of the things of people,” the adversative alla underlining the sharp opposition between divine and human priorities.
Root and etymology
Satanassa-ta-nâs
“adversary, accuser”
In context — Matthew 16:23
But He turned and said to Peter, “Go behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me, because you are not mindful of the things of God , but of the things of people.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:23:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Matthew 16:23, 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.16.23.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.23.W21.S1) and character.