τοῦ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τοῦ

   TOU

   {the}
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 ἦν γὰρ πενθερὸς τοῦ Καϊάφα,

   ÊN GAR pen-the-ROS TOU ka-i-A-pha

   for was father-in-law of {the} Caiaphas
3. clause🔊 ἦν γὰρ πενθερὸς τοῦ Καϊάφα, ὃς ἦν ἀρχιερεὺς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐκείνου·

   ÊN GAR pen-the-ROS TOU ka-i-A-pha HOS ÊN ar-khi-e-REUS TOU e-ni-au-TOO e-KEI-nou

   for was father-in-law of {the} Caiaphas who was high priest of the year that
4. sentence🔊 καὶ ⸀ἤγαγον πρὸς Ἅνναν πρῶτον· ἦν γὰρ πενθερὸς τοῦ Καϊάφα, ὃς ἦν ἀρχιερεὺς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐκείνου·

   KAI Ê-ga-gon PROS HAN-nan PRÔ-ton ÊN GAR pen-the-ROS TOU ka-i-A-pha HOS ÊN ar-khi-e-REUS TOU e-ni-au-TOO e-KEI-nou

   {And} first they led to Annas for was father-in-law of {the} Caiaphas who was high priest of the year that

Exegesis

The kinship clause pentheros tou Kaiapha {πενθερὸς τοῦ Καϊάφα | penthe-ròs toû Kaï-á-pha} identifies Annas through his relation to Caiaphas by means of a genitive relationship.

Archiereus {ἀρχιερεύς | ar-khi-e-reús} functions as the predicate noun with en {ἦν | ē̂n}, while tou eniautou ekeinou {τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐκείνου | toû en-i-au-toû e-keí-nou} narrows the office to a specific historical year. The syntax moves from arrest to sequence, from sequence to explanation, and then from explanation to time-bound authority.

Root and etymology

eniaut🔊 ἐνιαυτ-epsilon nu iota alpha upsilon tau

“year or annual cycle”

• 🔊 κατ᾽ ἐνιαυτόνkappa alpha tau epsilon nu iota alpha upsilon tau omicron nuyear by yearHebrews 10:1
• 🔊 ἐνιαυτόςen-i-au-tosyearLuke 4:19