Acts 27:4:8Acts.27.4.W8TAB

τοὺς

tous

the

Transliteration
tous
Extended
toos
IPA
/tuːs/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    tous

  2. sentence

    ka-KEI-then a-nakh-THEHN-tes hy-pe-PLEU-sa-men tên KY-pron di-A to tous a-NE-mous EI-nai e-nan-TI-ous

Exegesis

einai {διὰ τὸ… εἶναι | diá tò… eînai} introduces the reason with the substantive infinitive einai ‘to be,’ taking tous anemous {τοὺς ἀνέμους | toùs anémous} ‘the winds’ as its accusative subject and enantious {ἐναντίους | enantíous} ‘contrary’ as the predicate adjective. This renders ‘because the winds were against us,’ preserving the cause-effect relation expressed by dia plus articular infinitive.

In contextActs 27:4

From there we set sail, keeping close under Cyprus, because the winds were against us.

About this coordinate

Acts 27:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 27:4, 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.27.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.4.W8.S1) and character.