Acts 2:37:12Acts.2.37.W12TAB
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-KOU-san-tes de ka-te-NU-gê-san tên kar-DI-an ei-PON te pros ton PE-tro(n) KAI tous loi-POUS a-po-STO-lous TI poi-Ê-sô-men AN-dres a-del-PHOI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros ton Petron kai tous loipous apostolous {πρὸς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ τοὺς λοιποὺς ἀποστόλους | pròs tòn Pétron kaí toùs loipoùs apostólous} specifies the direction of the inquiry, highlighting Peter while including the remaining apostles as authoritative witnesses.
In context — Acts 2:37
Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart , and they said to Peter and the other apostles , “Men and brothers, what should we do?”
About this coordinate
Acts 2:37:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 2:37, 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.2.37.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.37.W12.S1) and character.