Acts 18:5:19Acts.18.5.W19TAB
τοῖς
tois
“to the”
- Transliteration
- tois
- Extended
- tois
- IPA
- /tois/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tois
- sentence
hôs de ka-TÊL-thon a-PO tês ma-ke-do-NI-as ho te si-LAS kai ho ti-MO-the-os sy-NEI-khe-to tôi LO-gô ho PAU-los di-a-mar-ty-RO-me-nos tois i-ou-dai-OIS EI-nai ton khri-STON ee-ay-SOON
Exegesis
The participial phrase diamartyromenos tois Ioudaiois {διαμαρτυρόμενος τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις | diamartyroménos tois Ioudaíois} is contemporaneous with the imperfect and expresses manner: Paul’s being constrained by the word is expressed in his continual solemn testimony to the Jews.
In context — Acts 18:5
But when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was being constrained by the word, solemnly testifying to the Jews that the Christ is Jesus .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:5:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 18:5, so the Greek word τοῖς (tois) 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.18.5.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.5.W19.S1) and character.