1 Corinthians 13:11:181 Cor.13.11.W18TAB
τοῦ
tou
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tou
- Extended
- too
- IPA
- /tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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tou
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HO-te Ê-men NÊ-pi-os e-LA-loun hôs NÊ-pi-os e-PHRO-noun hôs NÊ-pi-os e-lo-gi-DZO-men hôs NÊ-pi-os HO-te GE-go-na a-NÊR ka-TÊR-gê-ka ta tou nê-PI-ou
Exegesis
The direct object phrase ta tou nēpiou {τὰ τοῦ νηπίου | ta toû nē-pi-ú} “the things of the child” uses a neuter plural article with a genitive singular noun to sum up all behaviors, ways of thinking, and habits associated with childhood. In translation, the parallel clauses are preserved to highlight the contrast between immature and mature modes of life, and the perfect verbs are rendered with present relevance (“have become,” “have put away”) through English expressions that convey a settled, enduring change.
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child , I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child; but when I became a man , I set aside the ways of a child.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:11:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Corinthians 13:11, so the Greek word τοῦ (tou) 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 1 Cor.13.11.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.11.W18.S1) and character.