John 16:25:17John.16.25.W17TAB

τοῦ

tou

the

Transliteration
tou
Extended
tou
IPA
/tuː/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    tou

  2. clause

    ER-khe-tai HÔ-ra HO-te oo-KE-ti en pa-roi-MI-ais la-LÊ-sÔ hy-MIN al-LA par-rê-SI-a pe-RI tou pa-TROS a-paŋ-YE-LÔ hy-MIN

  3. sentence

    TAU-ta en pa-roi-MI-ais le-LA-lê-ka hy-MIN ER-khe-tai HÔ-ra HO-te oo-KE-ti en pa-roi-MI-ais la-LÊ-sÔ hy-MIN al-LA par-rê-SI-a pe-RI tou pa-TROS a-paŋ-YE-LÔ hy-MIN

Exegesis

The closing phrase peri tou patros {περὶ τοῦ πατρός | peri tou patros} identifies the content of the promised declaration, so the revelation is not merely about speech style but about the Father Himself being made known more fully. Rendering the verse with “parables” and “figures of speech” preserves the same contrast in two natural English registers without forcing the syntax of the Greek onto the reader.

In contextJohn 16:25

I have told you these things in parables ; an hour is approaching when I will no longer use parables with you, but I will speak openly to you about the Father .

About this coordinate

John 16:25:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 16:25, 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.16.25.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.25.W17.S1) and character.