Acts 13:4:6Acts.13.4.W6TAB

τοῦ

tou

the

Transliteration
tou
Extended
too
IPA
/tuː/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    tou

  2. sentence

    au-TOI men oun ek-pem-PHEN-tes hy-PO tou ha-GI-ou PNEU-ma-tos ka-TÊL-thon eis se-LEU-kei-an e-KEI-then te a-PE-pleu-san eis KY-pron

Exegesis

The agent phrase hypo tou hagiou pneumatos {ὑπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος | hy-pó toû hagí-ou pneú-ma-tos} marks the Holy Spirit as the initiator.

Root and etymology

leitourgosleitourgos

public servant

In contextActs 13:4

Therefore, they, having been sent out by the Holy Spirit , went down to Seleucia and from there sailed to Cyprus .

About this coordinate

Acts 13:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 13:4, 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 Acts.13.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.4.W6.S1) and character.