John 2:23:5John.2.23.W5TAB

τοῖς

tois

{the}

Transliteration
TOIS
Extended
TOIS
IPA
/ˈtois/

Meaning by language

English
{the}

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    TOIS

  2. sentence

    hôs DE ÊN en TOIS hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois en TÔI PAS-kha en TÊI he-or-TÊI pol-LOI e-PI-steu-san eis to O-no-ma au-TOU the-o-ROO-ntes au-TOU ta sê-MEI-a HA e-POI-ei

Exegesis

A series of prepositional phrases, en tois Hierosolymois {ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις | en tois Hierosolúmois}, en tō pascha {ἐν τῷ πάσχα | en tō páscha}, and en tē heortē {ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ | en tē heortē}, stacks spatial and temporal information: in Jerusalem, at Passover, within the festival period, foregrounding the crowded, ritual environment.

In contextJohn 2:23

Now when He was in Jerusalem during the Passover, at the festival, many believed in His name, seeing the signs that He was performing.

About this coordinate

John 2:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 2:23, so the Greek word τοῖς (tois) 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.2.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.23.W5.S1) and character.