Romans 14:19:3Rom.14.19.W3TAB

τὰ

ta

the things

Transliteration
ta
Extended
tah
IPA
/ta/

Meaning by language

English
the things

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ta

  2. sentence

    A-ra OUN ta tês ei-RÊ-nês di-O-kō-men KAI ta tês oi-ko-do-MÊS tês eis al-LÊ-lous

Exegesis

The first object of the hortatory subjunctive diokomen {διώκωμεν | di-ṓ-kō-men} is the accusative phrase ta tēs eirenēs {τὰ τῆς εἰρήνης | tà tês eirḗnēs}, literally “the things of peace,” where the neuter plural article ta is qualified by the genitive eirenēs, indicating matters characterized by or belonging to peace.

Parallel to this, the second object is ta tēs oikodomēs {τὰ τῆς οἰκοδομῆς | tà tês oikodomês}, “the things of the edification,” again using a neuter plural article with a genitive abstract noun to denote all that contributes to corporate strengthening.

Root and etymology

astheneoalpha–sigma–theta–epsilon–nu–epsilon–omega

to be weak, lack strength

In contextRomans 14:19

Therefore then, let us pursue the things that make for peace and the things of edification for one another.

About this coordinate

Romans 14:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 14:19, 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 Rom.14.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.19.W3.S1) and character.