Acts 25:12:6Acts.25.12.W6TAB
τοῦ
tou
“the”
- Transliteration
- tou
- Extended
- too
- IPA
- /tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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tou
- sentence
TO-te ho PHÊ-stos syl-la-LÊ-sas me-TA tou sym-bou-LI-ou a-pe-KRI-thê KAI-sa-ra e-pi-KE-klê-sai e-PI KAI-sa-ra po-REU-sê
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase meta tou sumbouliou {μετὰ τοῦ συμβουλίου | me-tà tou sym-bou-lí-ou} specifies the group with whom the deliberation occurred, highlighting that Festus’s response is not impulsive but consultative. Direct speech follows the verb of speaking without an introductory particle, heightening immediacy.
Root and etymology
aiteoalpha–iota–tau–epsilon–omega
“to ask, request”
In context — Acts 25:12
Then Festus , after conferring with the council , answered, “You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go.”
About this coordinate
Acts 25:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 25:12, so the Greek word τοῦ (tou) 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.25.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.12.W6.S1) and character.