John 1:19:6John.1.19.W6TAB

τοῦ

tou

{of}

Transliteration
tou
Extended
tou
IPA
/tuː/

Meaning by language

English
{of}

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    tou

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KAI HAU-tê es-TIN hê mar-ty-RI-a tou i-ou-AN-nou

  3. sentence

    KAI HAU-tê es-TIN hê mar-ty-RI-a tou i-ou-AN-nou HO-te a-PEI-stei-lan hoi i-ou-DAI-oi eks hi-e-ro-so-LY-môn hi-e-REIS KAI leu-I-tas HI-na e-rô-TÊ-sô-sin au-TON SY TIS EI

Exegesis

The genitive tou Iōánnou {τοῦ Ἰωάννου | tou Iōánnou} ‘of John’ identifies the source of the testimony.

In contextJohn 1:19

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

About this coordinate

John 1:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 1:19, 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 John.1.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.19.W6.S1) and character.