Acts 17:8:6Acts.17.8.W6TAB
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
e-TA-ra-ksan de ton O-khlon kai tous po-li-TA-rkhas a-KOU-on-tas TAU-ta
Exegesis
The direct objects are presented sequentially with the definite articles ton ochlon {τὸν ὄχλον | tòn óchlon} ‘the crowd’ and tous politarchas {τοὺς πολιτάρχας | toùs politárkhas} ‘the city officials,’ joined by kai {καὶ | kaí} to indicate that both groups are equally affected.
In context — Acts 17:8
But they disturbed the crowd and the city officials when they heard these things.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 17:8, 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.17.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.8.W6.S1) and character.