Revelation 21:4:24Rev.21.4.W24TAB

τὰ

ta

the

Transliteration
ta
Extended
tah
IPA
/ta/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ta

  2. sentence

    kai ek-sa-LEI-psei PAN DA-kry-on ek tôn oph-thal-MÔN au-TÔN kai ho THA-na-tos ouk ES-tai E-ti OU-te PEN-thos OU-te krau-GÊ OU-te PO-nos ouk ES-tai E-ti ta PRÔ-ta a-PÊL-than

Exegesis

Finally, the aorist apēlthan {ἀπῆλθαν | ap-êl-than} ‘have passed away’ governs the accusative substantive ta prōta {τὰ πρῶτα | ta prô-ta} ‘the former things’, providing the basis for the promised eradication of grief.

Root and etymology

stadionsigma–tau–alpha–delta–iota–omicron–nu

racecourse, unit of length

In contextRevelation 21:4

And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; death will no longer exist, nor will there be mourning, nor outcry, nor pain, because the former things have passed away.

About this coordinate

Revelation 21:4:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Revelation 21:4, so the Greek word τὰ (ta) 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 Rev.21.4.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.4.W24.S1) and character.