John 12:3:11John.12.3.W11TAB
τοὺς
tous
“the”
- Transliteration
- tous
- Extended
- toos
- IPA
- /tuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tous
- sentence
hê oun ma-ri-AM la-BOU-sa LI-tran MY-rou NAR-dou pis-ti-KÊS po-ly-TI-mou Ê-leip-sen tous PO-das tou ee-ay-SOO kai ek-SE-mak-sen tais thrix-IN au-TÊS tous PO-das au-TOU hê de oi-KI-a e-plê-RÔ-thê ek tês os-MÊS tou MY-rou
Exegesis
The direct object phrase tous podas tou Iesou {τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ἰησοῦ | toùs pódas tou Iēsou} highlights Jesus’ feet as the focus of the anointing, underlining humility and service.
The next accusative phrase tous podas autou {τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ | toùs pódas autou} repeats ‘His feet’, creating rhetorical emphasis through repetition.
In context — John 12:3
Therefore Mary, having taken a pound of very costly pure nard ointment, anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair , and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
About this coordinate
John 12:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 12:3, 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 John.12.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.3.W11.S1) and character.