ταύτῃ
taútēi
G5026
SILEX Entry
Definition
Dative singular feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'to or for this (woman or thing)', indicating a particular female person or object near the speaker or referred to in context. Also used more broadly to refer to the manner or circumstance ('in this way', 'by this means') when modifying actions or states, or idiomatically to reference the situation just mentioned.
Semantic Range
to/for this (woman or thing), in this way, by this (means), hereby, at this time/occasion, with this (circumstance), to her
Root / Etymology
Formed from the demonstrative pronoun οὗτος (this), with ταυτ- as the feminine stem and the dative singular ending -ῃ. Related to other demonstrative forms like τοῦτος (masc.), τοῦτο (neut.).
Historical & Contextual Notes
ταύτῃ functions as the dative singular of the feminine form of the demonstrative, primarily indicating proximity or specificity ('to this woman', 'with this [feminine entity]'), sometimes extended to abstract references. In classical and Hellenistic Greek it was used both substantivally and adjectivally. In the Septuagint and New Testament, it is common in narrative, direct speech, and idiomatic constructions (e.g., ἐν ταύτῃ: 'in this [situation]', 'hereby'). Standard English translations often use 'this', 'her', or 'by this means', but these do not always capture the full referential range or the subtlety of deixis (pointing to something specific in context). Unlike other Greek demonstratives (ἐκεῖνος, 'that one over there'), οὗτος and its forms such as ταύτῃ point to something present and near. The expression ἐν ταύτῃ, especially in Johannine literature (e.g., 1 John), carries the force of 'by this' or 'in this [way]'.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
dative case, accusative case and genitive case respectively of the feminine singular of οὗτος; (towards or of) this:--her, + hereof, it, that, + thereby, the (same), this (same).
Word Forms
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Occurrences in Scripture
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