Matthew 19:17:5Matt.19.17.W5TAB

Τί

ti

Why

Transliteration
TI
Extended
TI
IPA
/ˈti/

Meaning by language

English
Why

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Iotai — as in machine

Tap any key to hear its pronunciation

Diphthongs
Accents & breathings

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    TI

  2. clause

    TI me e-rô-TAS pe-RI TOO a-ga-THOO

  3. sentence

    HO DE EI-pen au-TOI TI me e-rô-TAS pe-RI TOO a-ga-THOO

Exegesis

The interrogative Ti me erōtas {Τί με ἐρωτᾷς | Tí me e-rō-tâis} forms a direct question, with the neuter interrogative pronoun Ti functioning idiomatically as “Why” in context, and the present indicative erōtas giving the sense of a current inquiry, “you are asking Me.”

Root and etymology

ait-alpha–iota–tau

cause, reason, charge

In contextMatthew 19:17

But He said to him, “Why do you ask Me about the good? There is One who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments .”

About this coordinate

Matthew 19:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 19:17, so the Greek word Τί (ti) 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.19.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.17.W5.S1) and character.