τὰ
ho
the
The definite article in Greek, marking nouns as particular or previously specified entities. In grammatical usage, ὁ (masculine), ἡ (feminine), and τό (neuter) serve as the primary means of noun specification, functioning similarly to 'the' in English but with broader flexibility. The article may also bear pronominal, demonstrative, or substantivizing functions, depending on context. Semantic range includes marking definiteness, distinguishing subject or object noun phrases, acting as a substantive (turning adjectives or participles into nouns), and standing in for demonstrative or personal pronouns when context clarifies referent.
Acts 14:16 · Word #8
Lexicon G3588
| Lemma | ὁ |
| Transliteration | ho |
| Strong's | G3588 |
| Definition | The definite article in Greek, marking nouns as particular or previously specified entities. In grammatical usage, ὁ (masculine), ἡ (feminine), and τό (neuter) serve as the primary means of noun specification, functioning similarly to 'the' in English but with broader flexibility. The article may also bear pronominal, demonstrative, or substantivizing functions, depending on context. Semantic range includes marking definiteness, distinguishing subject or object noun phrases, acting as a substantive (turning adjectives or participles into nouns), and standing in for demonstrative or personal pronouns when context clarifies referent. |
Morphology ART ACC N PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ART — Article — The definite article "the" |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the |
| Literal | the-[ANP] |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὁ |
| Strong's | G3588 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3588-05
the (neuter plural)
| Morphological Notes | Article, accusative case, neuter gender, plural number (Gr,EA,,,,ANP); functions to specify definite neuter plural nouns or to substantivize neuter plural forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | As the accusative neuter plural form of the definite article, τὰ marks a specific group of neuter entities as definite or previously identified. The rendering preserves both definiteness and plural number inherent in the morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
nations
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 is 'the (neuter plural)'—this is just the article and does not stand alone. In context, it must combine with 'πάντα' and 'ἔθνη' to yield 'all the nations.' Here, the correct mapping for τὰ ἔθνη is to render 'nations' for τὰ with ἔθνη. Since P1 gives only the article, we supply 'nations' to maintain the one-to-one word mapping, as each Greek word must map. However, as per the mapping, 'nations' is from ἔθνη. For τὰ, since SILEX says it is the article, 'the' would be proper, but combined in context, we've already handled the article with 'all the' for πάντα. So 'nations' here is still correct for mapping. However, keeping with one-to-one mapping, τὰ gets 'the' and ἔθνη gets 'nations.' Thus, revised: τὰ = 'the', ἔθνη = 'nations'. Adjust accordingly. |