Acts 18:21:9Acts.18.21.W9TAB
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
al-LA a-po-ta-KSA-me-nos KAI ei-PŌN PA-lin a-na-KAMP-sō pros hy-MAS tou the-OU THE-lon-tos a-NÊKH-thē a-PO tês e-PHÉ-sou
Exegesis
The clause tou theou thelontos {τοῦ θεοῦ θέλοντος | toû theoû thélontos} is a genitive absolute construction functioning conditionally, idiomatically rendered “if God is willing,” which frames Paul’s future plans as contingent on divine will.
In context — Acts 18:21
But after bidding them farewell and saying, “I will return to you again, if God is willing,” he set sail from Ephesus .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 18:21, 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.18.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.21.W9.S1) and character.