1 John 4:9:21 John.4.9.W2TAB
τούτῳ
toutō
“this”
- Transliteration
- TOU-tō
- Extended
- TOO-toh
- IPA
- /ˈtu.tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
TOU-tō
- sentence
en TOU-tō e-pha-ne-RO-thê hê a-GA-phê tou the-OU en hê-MEEN HO-ti ton hy-ON au-TOU ton mo-no-ge-NÊ a-PE-stal-ken ho the-OS eis ton KOS-mon HI-na DZÊ-sō-men di au-TOU
Exegesis
The demonstrative phrase en toutō {ἐν τούτῳ | en toútō} ‘in this’ functions cataphorically, pointing forward to the explanatory content.
In context — 1 John 4:9
In this the love of God was revealed among us, that God has sent His unique Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
About this coordinate
1 John 4:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 John 4:9, so the Greek word τούτῳ (toutō) 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 John.4.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.4.9.W2.S1) and character.