τί

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τί

   TI

   what
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 τί ἀγαθὸν ποιήσω ἵνα ⸀σχῶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον;

   TI a-ga-THON poi-Ê-sô HI-na SKHÔ zô-ÊN ai-Ô-ni-on

   what good deed must I do so that I may have life eternal
3. clause🔊 ⸀Διδάσκαλε, τί ἀγαθὸν ποιήσω ἵνα ⸀σχῶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον;

   di-DAS-ka-le TI a-ga-THON poi-Ê-sô HI-na SKHÔ zô-ÊN ai-Ô-ni-on

   Teacher what good deed must I do so that I may have life eternal
4. sentence🔊 Καὶ ἰδοὺ εἷς προσελθὼν ⸂αὐτῷ εἶπεν⸃· ⸀Διδάσκαλε, τί ἀγαθὸν ποιήσω ἵνα ⸀σχῶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον;

   KAI i-DOO HEIS pro-sel-THÔN au-TÔ EI-pen di-DAS-ka-le TI a-ga-THON poi-Ê-sô HI-na SKHÔ zô-ÊN ai-Ô-ni-on

   {And} Behold one man having approached to him {he} said Teacher what good deed must I do so that I may have life eternal

Exegesis

The question clause ti agathon poiēsō {τί ἀγαθὸν ποιήσω | tí agathón poiḗsō} fronts the interrogative pronoun ti and its modifying adjective agathon, placing emphasis on the quality “good” as the focus of the man’s concern, with the aorist subjunctive poiēsō expressing contemplated, decisive action.

Root and etymology

ait-🔊 αἰτ-alpha–iota–tau

“cause, reason, charge”

• 🔊 αἴτιοςai-tî-osresponsible, guiltyActs 19:40
• 🔊 αἴτημαai-tē-marequest, demandPhilippians 4:6