Matthew 21:23:5Matt.21.23.W5TAB
τὸ
to
“the”
- Transliteration
- TO
- Extended
- TO
- IPA
- /ˈto/
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
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TO
- clause
KAI el-THON-tos au-TOO eis TO hi-e-RON pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ di-DAS-kon-ti hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi TOO la-OO LE-gon-tes
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KAI el-THON-tos au-TOO eis TO hi-e-RON pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ di-DAS-kon-ti hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi TOO la-OO LE-gon-tes en POI-a ek-sou-SI-a TAU-ta poi-EIS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the genitive absolute elthontos autou {ἐλθόντος αὐτοῦ | el-thón-tos au-toû} ‘after He had come,’ which situates the timing before Jesus’ entrance.
Root and etymology
eiserchomaiepsilon–iota–sigma–epsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to go in”
In context — Matthew 21:23
And after He had entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 21:23, 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.21.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.23.W5.S1) and character.