John 2:1:16John.2.1.W16TAB
τοῦ
tou
“of {the}”
- Transliteration
- TOU
- Extended
- TOU
- IPA
- /ˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of {the}
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
TOU
- sentence
KAI TÊI hê-ME-rai TÊI TRI-TÊI GA-mos e-GE-ne-to en ka-NA TÊS ga-li-la-I-as KAI ÊN HÊ MÊ-têr TOU ee-ay-SOO e-KEI
Exegesis
A second coordinated clause follows with kai ēn hē mētēr tou Iēsou ekei {καὶ ἦν ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐκεῖ | kaí ēn hē mḗ-tēr tou Iē-soû e-keí}. Here ēn is a descriptive imperfect, presenting the ongoing circumstance that “the mother of Jesus was there.” The subject phrase hē mētēr tou Iēsou (article–noun–genitive) foregrounds her identity in relation to Jesus, while the adverb ekei ‘there’ closes the clause, tying her presence to the specific setting of the wedding. The two coordinated clauses thus move from temporal setting, to event, to location, and finally to the significant character’s presence, which prepares for the ensuing miracle narrative. In translation, the temporal dative is rendered idiomatically (“on the third day” / “Three days later”), and the simple coordination with kai is preserved to maintain the narrative flow.
In context — John 2:1
And on the third day, a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there .
About this coordinate
John 2:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 2:1, 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.2.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.1.W16.S1) and character.