1 Corinthians 14:35:81 Cor.14.35.W8TAB

τοὺς

tous

the

Transliteration
tous
Extended
toos
IPA
/tuːs/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    tous

  2. sentence

    ei DE ti ma-THEIN THE-lou-sin en OI-kō tous i-DEE-ous AN-dras e-pe-rō-TA-tō-san ais-KHRON gar es-TIN gy-nai-KEI la-LEIN en ek-klē-SI-ai

Exegesis

The accusative phrase tous idious andras {τοὺς ἰδίους ἄνδρας | toús i-dí-ous án-dras} ‘their own husbands’ provides the object of the understood asking; the adjective idious emphasizes the proper, personal relationship.

In context1 Corinthians 14:35

If they want to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church .

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 14:35:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Corinthians 14:35, so the Greek word τοὺς (tous) 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.14.35.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.35.W8.S1) and character.