Matthew 21:5:2Matt.21.5.W2TAB
τῇ
tê
“to the”
- Transliteration
- TÊ
- Extended
- TÊ
- IPA
- /ˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TÊ
- clause
EI-pa-te TÊ thy-ga-TRI si-ÔN
- sentence
EI-pa-te TÊ thy-ga-TRI si-ÔN i-DOO HO ba-si-LEUS soo ER-khe-tai soi pra-YS KAI e-pi-be-bê-KÔS e-PI O-non KAI e-PI PÔ-lon hy-ON hy-po-zy-YI-oo
Exegesis
The dative reference tē thugatēr Siṓn {τῇ θυγατρὶ Σιών | tê thugatēr Siṓn} ‘to the daughter of Zion’ personifies Jerusalem as a female figure.
Root and etymology
Rootphe-mi
“to speak forth”
In context — Matthew 21:5
Say to the daughter of Zion, “Look, your king is coming to you—gentle and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 21:5, so the Greek word τῇ (tê) 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.21.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.5.W2.S1) and character.