John 1:19:6John.1.19.W6TAB
τοῦ
tou
“{of}”
- Transliteration
- tou
- Extended
- tou
- IPA
- /tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {of}
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
- phraseyour reading level
KAI HAU-tê es-TIN hê mar-ty-RI-a tou i-ou-AN-nou
- 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 context — John 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.