1 Corinthians 16:12:41 Cor.16.12.W4TAB
τοῦ
tou
“the”
- Transliteration
- tou
- Extended
- too
- IPA
- /tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- sentence
pe-RI de a-pol-LO tou a-del-PHOU pol-LA pa-re-KA-le-sa au-TON HI-na EL-thê pros hy-MAS me-TA tôn a-del-PHÔN kai PAN-tôs ouk ÊN THE-le-ma HI-na NÜN EL-thê e-LEU-se-tai de HO-tan eu-kai-RÊ-sê
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prepositional phrase peri de Apollō tou adelphou {Περὶ δὲ Ἀπολλῶ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ | Perì dè Apollô tou adelphoû}, where peri introduces the topic “concerning our brother Apollos” and de functions as a mild connective.
Root and etymology
σάββατ-sigma alpha beta beta alpha tau
“Sabbath, week”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:12
Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but it was by no means his will that he should come now; he will, however, come when he has the opportunity .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 16:12, 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.16.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.12.W4.S1) and character.