Acts 25:8:1Acts.25.8.W1TAB
τοῦ
tou
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tou
- Extended
- too
- IPA
- /tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
tou PAU-lou a-po-lo-gou-ME-nou HO-ti OU-te eis ton NO-mon tôn ee-ou-dai-ON OU-te eis to hi-e-RON OU-te eis KAI-sa-RA ti HÊ-mar-ton
Exegesis
The verse begins with a genitive absolute construction, tou Paulou apologoumenou {τοῦ Παύλου ἀπολογουμένου | toû Paúlou apologouménou}, which sets the scene by describing the circumstance “while Paul was defending himself.” This circumstantial participial phrase is syntactically independent from the main clause, foregrounding the legal context of self-defense.
Root and etymology
aiteoalpha–iota–tau–epsilon–omega
“to ask, request”
In context — Acts 25:8
As Paul was making his defense, he said, “Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the temple nor against Caesar have I committed any offense.”
About this coordinate
Acts 25:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 25:8, 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.25.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.8.W1.S1) and character.