Acts 20:17:9Acts.20.17.W9TAB
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-PO de tês mi-LEE-tou PEM-psas eis E-phe-son me-te-ka-LE-sa-to tous pres-by-TE-rous tês ek-klê-SI-as
Exegesis
The object phrase tous presbyterous tes ekklesias {τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας | toûs presbytérous tês ekklēsías} ‘the elders of the church’ uses an accusative noun phrase defined by a genitive to specify the local leadership group. Greek word order places the participle before the finite verb to highlight the sequence of events, which is mirrored in English through a subordinate temporal clause.
In context — Acts 20:17
From Miletus, having sent to Ephesus , he summoned the elders of the church.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 20:17, 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.20.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.17.W9.S1) and character.