Acts 27:12:3Acts.27.12.W3TAB
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
a-neu-THE-tou de tou li-ME-nos hy-PAR-khon-tos pros pa-ra-khei-ma-SI-an hoi PLEI-o-nes E-then-to bou-LEEN a-na-khTHÊ-nai e-KEI-then ei pōs DY-nain-to ka-tan-TÊ-san-tes eis PHOI-ni-ka pa-ra-khei-MA-sai li-ME-na tês KRÊ-tês BLE-pon-ta ka-TA LI-ba kai ka-TA KHÔ-ron
Exegesis
The verse opens with a genitive absolute, aneuthetou tou limenos hyparchontos {ἀνευθέτου τοῦ λιμένος ὑπάρχοντος | a-neu-thé-tou toû li-mé-nos hy-pár-khon-tos}, expressing causality as “since the harbor was unsuitable.”
In context — Acts 27:12
Since the harbor was unsuitable for wintering, the majority decided to depart from there, hoping that somehow they might reach Phoenix and winter there—a harbor of Crete facing the southwest and the northwest.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 27:12, 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.27.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.12.W3.S1) and character.