Matthew 24:15:6Matt.24.15.W6TAB
τῆς
tês
“of the”
- Transliteration
- TÊS
- Extended
- TÊS
- IPA
- /teːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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TÊS
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HO-tan OON I-dê-te TO BDE-lyg-ma TÊS e-rê-MÔ-se-ôs TO rhê-THEN di-A da-ni-ÊL TOO pro-PHÊ-too he-STOS en TO-poi ha-YI-oi
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HO-tan OON I-dê-te TO BDE-lyg-ma TÊS e-rê-MÔ-se-ôs TO rhê-THEN di-A da-ni-ÊL TOO pro-PHÊ-too he-STOS en TO-poi ha-YI-oi ho a-na-yi-NÔ-skon no-EI-tô
Exegesis
The verb idēte {ἴδητε | í-dē-te} in the aorist active subjunctive second person plural expresses a first-class conditional protasis meaning 'whenever you see.' Its direct object is the noun phrase to bdelygma tēs erēmōseōs {τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως | tò bdé-ly-gma tês erēmṓ-se-ōs} 'the abomination of desolation,' with the genitive tēs erēmōseōs specifying the destructive character.
Root and etymology
phēmiphi–ē–mu–iota
“to speak forth”
In context — Matthew 24:15
Therefore, whenever you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken through Daniel the prophet , standing in the holy place, let the one reading understand .
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 24:15, so the Greek word τῆς (tês) 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.24.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.15.W6.S1) and character.