Acts 16:36:5Acts.16.36.W5TAB
τοὺς
tous
“the”
- Transliteration
- tous
- Extended
- toos
- IPA
- /tuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
tous
- sentence
a-PÊNG-gei-len DE ho des-mo-PHY-laks tous LO-gous TOU-tous pros ton PAU-lon HO-ti a-PE-stal-kan hoi stra-tê-GOI HI-na a-po-ly-THÊ-te NYN OUN ex-el-THON-tes po-REU-es-the en ei-RÊ-nê
Exegesis
The object tous logous toutous {τοὺς λόγους τούτους | toús lógous toútous} “these words” identifies the message content, and the prepositional phrase pros ton Paulon {πρὸς τὸν Παῦλον | pròs tón Paûlon} marks Paul as recipient.
Root and etymology
katakrínōka-ta-krí-nō
“to condemn, judge”
In context — Acts 16:36
The jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders that you be released; so now, go out and go in peace .”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:36:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 16:36, 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 Acts.16.36.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.36.W5.S1) and character.