Acts 19:12:4Acts.19.12.W4TAB
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
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tous
- sentence
HÔ-ste KAI e-PI tous as-the-NOUN-tas a-po-PHE-res-thai a-PO tou khro-TOS au-TOU sou-DA-ri-a Ê si-mi-KIN-thi-a KAI a-pal-LAS-ses-thai ap au-TÔN tas NO-sous TA te PNEU-ma-ta ta po-nê-RA ek-po-REU-es-thai
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi tous asthenountas {ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀσθενοῦντας | epí toús asthenoûn-tas} uses epi with the accusative to indicate motion toward those who were sick, with the present participle asthenountas conveying their ongoing state of illness.
Root and etymology
petomaipi–epsilon–tau–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to fly, to fall from above”
In context — Acts 19:12
So that even to the sick , handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 19:12, 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.19.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.12.W4.S1) and character.