Acts 16:17:15Acts.16.17.W15TAB
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
- sentence
HAU-tê ka-ta-ko-lou-THOU-sa tôi PAU-lôi KAI hê-MEEN E-kra-dzen LE-gou-sa HOU-toi hoi AN-thrô-poi DOU-loi tou the-OU tou hy-PSI-stou ei-SEEN HOI-ti-nes ka-taŋ-GE-lou-sin hy-MEEN ho-DON sô-tê-RI-as
Exegesis
The genitival chain tou theou tou hupsistou {τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου | toû the-oû toû hū-psí-stou} names their divine master with an exalted title.
Root and etymology
houtosomicron–upsilon–tau–omicron–sigma
“this”
In context — Acts 16:17
She kept following Paul and us and crying out, “These men are servants of God Most High ; they are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:17:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 16:17, 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.16.17.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.17.W15.S1) and character.