Acts 21:4:3Acts.21.4.W3TAB
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-neu-ROn-tes de tous ma-thê-TAS e-pe-MEI-na-men au-TOU hê-ME-ras hep-TA HOI-ti-nes tôi PAU-lôi E-le-gon di-A tou PNEU-ma-tos mê e-pi-ba-NEIN eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
Exegesis
The accusative phrase tous mathetas {τοὺς μαθητάς | toùs mathētás} identifies whom they found, and the adverbial genitive autou {αὐτοῦ | autoû} situates the action “there.”
In context — Acts 21:4
After locating the disciples, we remained there seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 21:4, 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.21.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.4.W3.S1) and character.