John 13:5:10John.13.5.W10TAB

τοὺς

tous

the

Transliteration
tous
Extended
toos
IPA
/tuːs/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    tous

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KAI ÊR-ksa-to NIP-tein tous PO-das TÔN ma-thê-TÔN

  3. sentence

    EI-ta BAL-lei HY-dôr eis ton nip-TÊ-ra KAI ÊR-ksa-to NIP-tein tous PO-das TÔN ma-thê-TÔN KAI ek-MAS-sein TÔI len-TI-ôi hôi ÊN di-e-zôs-ME-nos

Exegesis

The direct object of niptein is tous podas tōn mathētōn {τοὺς πόδας τῶν μαθητῶν | toús pó-das tôn ma-thē-tôn}, where the genitive tōn mathētōn defines whose feet are being washed.

In contextJohn 13:5

Then He pours water into the basin and begins to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.

About this coordinate

John 13:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 13:5, 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.13.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.5.W10.S1) and character.