5025. tautais and tautas

Lexical Summary

tautais and tautas: these

Original Word: ταύταις / ταύτας
Part of Speech: Demonstrative Pronoun (Feminine, Plural)
Transliteration: tautais and tautas
Pronunciation: tau'-tais / tau'-tas
Phonetic Spelling: (tow'-taheece)
KJV: hence, that, then, these, those
Word Origin: [dative case and accusative case feminine plural respectively of G3778 (οὗτος - this)]

1. (to or with or by, etc.) these

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

hence, that, then, these, those.

And tautas (tow'-tas) dative case and accusative case feminine plural respectively of houtos; (to or with or by, etc.) These -- hence, that, then, these, those.

see GREEK houtos

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
dat. and acc. fem. pl. respectively of houtos,, q.v.

Topical Lexicon

Form and Grammatical Function

ταύταις and ταύτας are feminine plural inflections of the demonstrative pronoun root οὗτος (“this”).
• ταύταις – dative plural (“to/for these,” “with these,” “in these”).
• ταύτας – accusative plural (“these,” as the direct object).

Both forms indicate immediacy and nearness, pointing the reader or listener to persons, places, days, commands, or events that stand in close relation to the speaker.

Usage in the Septuagint

While the specific inflection 5025 is not recorded in the New Testament text, the Septuagint (LXX) makes frequent use of ταύταις / ταύτας. Three patterns are especially noteworthy:

1. Covenant Commands
• Deuteronomy 6:6 – “These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.”
• Deuteronomy 12:28 – “Be careful to obey all these words I command you.”

In covenant contexts the demonstrative underscores the binding immediacy of God’s instruction. Israel is not dealing with abstract principles but with “these commands” delivered that very day.

2. Historical Narrative
• Genesis 38:25 – Tamar sends Judah the pledge saying, “I am pregnant by the man to whom these belong.”
• Judges 17:6 – “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” (LXX: ἐν ταύταις ταῖς ἡμέραις)

The phrases “in these days” or “these things” keep the reader rooted in the unfolding story, linking divine providence to concrete moments of history.

3. Prophetic and Wisdom Literature
• Isaiah 33:16 – “His bread will be given him; his water will be sure.” (LXX emphasizes “these waters”)
• Proverbs 3:2 – “For they will add length to your days and years to your life and peace.” (LXX: “these years”)

Here the pronoun marks specific blessings or judgments, stressing their certainty and proximity to the hearer.

Literary and Rhetorical Force

1. Immediacy: The demonstrative draws truth into the present moment—commands to be obeyed now, mercies to be received now, judgments to be heeded now.
2. Specificity: It prevents vagueness, anchoring abstract concepts—love, obedience, justice—in actual deeds or objects.
3. Memory Aid: Repetition of ταύταις / ταύτας before plural nouns creates rhythmic emphasis, imprinting covenantal stipulations on the hearer’s memory (e.g., “these statutes… these judgments…”).

Canonical Implications

The Old Testament’s repeated “these words,” “these days,” and “these things” prepare readers for the New Testament proclamation that God’s climactic word has come near in Christ Himself (John 1:14). The demonstrative trajectory moves from written words on tablets to the Word made flesh, reinforcing the unity of redemptive history.

Pastoral and Ministry Application

1. Preaching: Emphasize the nearness of God’s revelation. Just as Israel faced “these commands,” congregations today face “these Scriptures” that still speak with authority.
2. Counseling: Point believers to the concrete promises of God. Encouragement is not theoretical; it rests on “these mercies” already demonstrated at the cross.
3. Discipleship: Use repetition of specific truths (“these doctrines,” “these practices”) to instill a living faith that acts in the present.

Intertextual Echoes in the New Testament

Although 5025 itself is absent, equivalent phrases appear with other Strong’s numbers:
• Luke 24:18 – “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”
• Acts 21:38 – “Are you not the Egyptian who incited a rebellion and led four thousand terrorists into the wilderness some time ago?” (literally, “in these days”)

Such occurrences carry forward the LXX rhythm of immediacy, now applied to the gospel era.

Related Terms

• 3778 (οὗτος) – root demonstrative (“this”).
• 5023 (ταῦτα) – neuter plural.
• 5026 (ταύτῃ) – feminine dative singular.

Together these forms weave a consistent biblical theme: God speaks into real time and space, calling His people to respond to “these” very words and events.

Summary

ταύταις / ταύτας serve as divine highlighters, directing attention to the nearness and specificity of God’s actions and requirements. Although the forms numbered 5025 do not surface in the Greek New Testament, their rich Septuagint heritage saturates biblical thought, reminding the Church that revelation is never abstract but always personal, present, and pressing.

Englishman's Concordance

ἔταξαν — 2 Occ.
ἐτάξατο — 1 Occ.
τασσόμενος — 2 Occ.
Ταξάμενοι — 1 Occ.
τεταγμέναι — 1 Occ.
τεταγμένοι — 1 Occ.
τέτακταί — 1 Occ.
ταύρων — 2 Occ.
ταῦροί — 1 Occ.
ταύρους — 1 Occ.
ταφὴν — 1 Occ.
τάφοις — 1 Occ.
τάφον — 3 Occ.
τάφος — 1 Occ.
τάφου — 1 Occ.
τάφους — 1 Occ.
τάχα — 2 Occ.
ταχέως — 10 Occ.
ταχινή — 1 Occ.
ταχινὴν — 1 Occ.