Acts 21:35:5Acts.21.35.W5TAB
τοὺς
tous
“the”
- Transliteration
- tous
- Extended
- toohs
- 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
HO-te DE e-GHE-ne-to e-PI tous a-na-ba-thMOUS sy-NE-bê ba-STA-dze-sthai au-TON hy-PO tôn stra-ti-o-TÔN di-A tên BI-an tou O-khLOU
Exegesis
The impersonal verb egeneto {ἐγένετο | e-gé-ne-to} ‘it happened’ is followed by the prepositional phrase epi tous anabathmous {ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀναβαθμούς | e-pí toûs a-na-ba-thmoús} ‘on the steps,’ marking Paul’s arrival point.
In context — Acts 21:35
When he reached the steps, it happened that the soldiers had to carry him because of the violence of the crowd .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 21:35, 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.21.35.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.35.W5.S1) and character.