John 18:38:14John.18.38.W14TAB
τοὺς
tous
“the”
- Transliteration
- tous
- Extended
- toos
- IPA
- /tuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tous
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KAI TOO-to ei-PON PA-lin ek-SÊL-then pros tous i-ou-DAI-ous
- clause
KAI TOO-to ei-PON PA-lin ek-SÊL-then pros tous i-ou-DAI-ous KAI LE-yei au-TOIS
- sentence
KAI TOO-to ei-PON PA-lin ek-SÊL-then pros tous i-ou-DAI-ous KAI LE-yei au-TOIS e-GÔ ou-de-MI-an heu-RI-sko en au-TO ai-TI-an
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros tous Ioudaious {πρὸς τοὺς Ἰουδαίους | pros toûs I-ou-daí-ous} indicates movement toward the Jewish group waiting outside, with the article marking them as a specific, known party.
In context — John 18:38
Pilate said to Him , “What is truth?” And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no charge in Him.”
About this coordinate
John 18:38:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 18:38, 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.18.38.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.38.W14.S1) and character.