Matthew 18:7:2Matt.18.7.W2TAB
τῷ
tôi
“to the”
- Transliteration
- TÔI
- Extended
- TÔI
- IPA
- /ˈtɔːi/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
TÔI
- clause
oo-AI TÔI KOS-môi a-PO TÔN skan-DA-lôn
- sentence
oo-AI TÔI KOS-môi a-PO TÔN skan-DA-lôn a-NANG-kê GAR el-THEIN TA SKAN-da-la PLÊN oo-AI TÔI an-THRÔ-poi di HOO TO SKAN-da-lon ER-khe-tai
Exegesis
The dative phrase tō kosmō {τῷ κόσμῳ | tô kósmō} functions as the recipient of this declaration, encompassing humanity universally.
A second ouai addresses tō anthrōpō {τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ | tô anthrōpō}, and the relative clause di’ hou to skandalon erchetai {δι’ οὗ τὸ σκάνδαλον ἔρχεται} specifies the individual through whom the stumbling-block arrives. The repetition of ouai and the parallel terms skandalon/skandala form a chiastic emphasis contrasting universal inevitability with individual culpability. The English renderings preserve this structure by maintaining parallel pronouncements of judgment and by distinguishing general necessity from personal responsibility.
Root and etymology
piptopi–iota–pi–tau–omega
“to fall, collapse”
In context — Matthew 18:7
Woe to the world because of the stumbling-blocks ! For it is necessary that the stumbling-blocks come, yet woe to the man through whom the stumbling-block comes.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 18:7, so the Greek word τῷ (tôi) 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.18.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.7.W2.S1) and character.