Matthew 19:1:12Matt.19.1.W12TAB
τῆς
tês
“{the}”
- Transliteration
- TÊS
- Extended
- TÊS
- IPA
- /ˈteːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the}
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
TÊS
- phraseyour reading level
me-TÊ-ren a-PO TÊS ga-li-LAI-as KAI ÊL-then eis TA HO-ri-a TÊS i-oo-DAI-as PE-ran TOO i-or-DA-noo
- sentence
KAI e-YE-ne-to HO-te e-TE-le-sen ho ee-ay-SOOS TOOS LO-goos TOO-toos me-TÊ-ren a-PO TÊS ga-li-LAI-as KAI ÊL-then eis TA HO-ri-a TÊS i-oo-DAI-as PE-ran TOO i-or-DA-noo
Exegesis
The main narrative actions are expressed with two sequential aorist verbs: meteren apo tes Galilaias {μετῆρεν ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας | metḗren apó tēs Galilaías}, describing His departure from Galilee, and elthen eis ta horia tes Ioudaias {ἦλθεν εἰς τὰ ὅρια τῆς Ἰουδαίας | ḗlthen eis tá hória tēs Ioudaías}, describing His arrival into the borders or region of Judea.
Root and etymology
manthanomu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn”
In context — Matthew 19:1
And it happened, when Jesus had finished these words, He moved away from Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 19:1, so the Greek word τῆς (tês) 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.19.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.1.W12.S1) and character.