John 1:8:10John.1.8.W10TAB
τοῦ
tou
“{the}”
- Transliteration
- TOU
- Extended
- TOU
- IPA
- /ˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {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
ouk ÊN e-KEI-nos TO PHÔS al HI-na mar-ty-RÊ-sêi pe-RI TOU phô-TOS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase peri tou phōtos {περὶ τοῦ φωτός | perí toû phōtós} specifies the content of the testimony, “concerning the light,” with the genitive phōtos dependent on peri. In translation, the formal rendering preserves the “not…but rather that” contrast to reflect the Greek structure and highlights the purpose nuance of hina with “that he might bear witness.” The dynamic rendering supplies “he came to” in the second half, drawing on the immediate context (John 1:7) to make the ellipsis explicit in idiomatic English while still marking John’s functional role as testifier rather than as the light itself.
In context — John 1:8
He was not that light , but rather that he might bear witness about the light.
About this coordinate
John 1:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 1:8, 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 John.1.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.8.W10.S1) and character.