Matthew 20:23:8Matt.20.23.W8TAB

τὸ

to

to

Transliteration
TO
Extended
TOH
IPA
/ˈto/

Meaning by language

English
to

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    TO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    TO DE ka-THI-sai ek de-ksi-ÔN mou KAI eks eu-o-NY-môn ouk ES-tin e-MON DOU-nai

  3. clause

    TO MEN po-TÊ-ri-on mou PI-es-the TO DE ka-THI-sai ek de-ksi-ÔN mou KAI eks eu-o-NY-môn ouk ES-tin e-MON DOU-nai al HOIS hê-TOI-mas-tai hy-PO TOU pa-TROS mou

  4. sentence

    LE-yei au-TOIS TO MEN po-TÊ-ri-on mou PI-es-the TO DE ka-THI-sai ek de-ksi-ÔN mou KAI eks eu-o-NY-môn ouk ES-tin e-MON DOU-nai al HOIS hê-TOI-mas-tai hy-PO TOU pa-TROS mou

Exegesis

The clause Tò mèn potḗrion mou pí-es-the {Τὸ μὲν ποτήριόν μου πίεσθε} uses the particle mèn to mark emphasis on the disciples’ future sharing of Jesus’ suffering through the cup metaphor.

The correlative dè in Tò dè kathísai {Τὸ δὲ καθίσαι} introduces a contrast, with the articular infinitive kathísai {καθίσαι | ka-thí-sai} functioning as subject of ouk éstin emòn doû-nai {οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὸν δοῦναι}, “it is not Mine to grant.”

Root and etymology

Rootepsilon tau omicron iota mu omicron sigma

to prepare

In contextMatthew 20:23

He said to them, “You will indeed drink My cup, but to sit at My right hand and at My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father .”

About this coordinate

Matthew 20:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 20:23, 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.20.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.23.W8.S1) and character.