Matthew 20:22:12Matt.20.22.W12TAB
τὸ
to
“the”
- Transliteration
- TO
- Extended
- TOH
- IPA
- /to/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
TO
- clause
DY-na-sthe pi-EIN TO po-TÊ-ri-on HO e-GO MEL-lô PI-nein
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEIS DE ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen ook OI-da-te TI ai-TEI-sthe DY-na-sthe pi-EIN TO po-TÊ-ri-on HO e-GO MEL-lô PI-nein
Exegesis
This is specified by the relative clause to poterion ho ego mello pinein {τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ μέλλω πίνειν | to po-tḗ-ri-on ho e-gṓ mél-lō pí-nein}, where the “cup” metaphorically denotes the destiny of suffering Jesus is about to experience, with mello plus infinitive expressing imminent future.
Root and etymology
propi–rho–omicron
“before, in front”
In context — Matthew 20:22
But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They say to Him, “We are able.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 20:22, so the Greek word τὸ (to) 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.20.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.22.W12.S1) and character.