Acts 25:2:12Acts.25.2.W12TAB
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
e-ne-PHA-ni-san te au-TOI hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi PRO-toi tôn i-ou-dai-ÔN ka-TA tou PAU-lou KAI pa-re-KA-loun au-TON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kata tou Paulou {κατὰ τοῦ Παύλου | katá tou Paúlou} uses kata with the genitive to express hostility or legal opposition ‘against Paul.’
Root and etymology
aiteoalpha–iota–tau–epsilon–omega
“to ask, request”
In context — Acts 25:2
The chief priests and the leading men of the Jews made accusations to him against Paul, and they were urging him .
About this coordinate
Acts 25:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 25:2, 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.25.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.2.W12.S1) and character.