John 12:3:13John.12.3.W13TAB
τοῦ
tou
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tou
- Extended
- too
- IPA
- /tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
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 passive verb eplerōthē {ἐπληρώθη | eplērōthē} ‘was filled’ takes the prepositional phrase ek tēs osmēs tou myrou {ἐκ τῆς ὀσμῆς τοῦ μύρου | ek tēs osmēs tou mýrou} to indicate source, portraying the fragrance as the agent filling the house. In translation, the sequence of participle plus aorist verbs is rendered as simple past actions for clarity, while the genitive chain is expressed through stacked adjectives and nouns to retain the richness of description.
Root and etymology
heaut-eta–alpha–upsilon–tau
“oneself, self”
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 12:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 12:3, 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.12.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.3.W13.S1) and character.