John 12:5:3John.12.5.W3TAB
τοῦτο
touto
“this”
- Transliteration
- TOU-to
- Extended
- TOO-toh
- IPA
- /ˈtuː.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
TOU-to
- sentence
di-A TI TOU-to to MY-ron ouk e-PRa-thê tri-a-ko-SI-ōn dê-na-RI-ōn KAI e-DO-thê ptō-KHOIS
Exegesis
The demonstrative touto {τοῦτο | toû-to} “this” together with the article to {τὸ | tò} “the” specifies a particular item, myron {μύρον | mý-ron} “ointment, perfume.”
In context — John 12:5
Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii , and given to the poor ?
About this coordinate
John 12:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 12:5, so the Greek word τοῦτο (touto) 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.12.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.5.W3.S1) and character.