John 20:4:12John.20.4.W12TAB

τοῦ

too

of {the}

Transliteration
TOO
Extended
too
IPA
/tuː/

Meaning by language

English
of {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

    TOO

  2. clause

    KAI ho AL-los ma-thê-TÊS pro-E-dra-men TA-khi-on TOO PE-TROO KAI ÊL-then PRÔ-tos eis to mnê-MEI-on

  3. sentence

    E-tre-khon DE hoi DY-o ho-MOO KAI ho AL-los ma-thê-TÊS pro-E-dra-men TA-khi-on TOO PE-TROO KAI ÊL-then PRÔ-tos eis to mnê-MEI-on

Exegesis

This is qualified by the comparative adverb tachion {τάχιον | tá-khi-on} ‘faster’, and the genitive tou Petrou {τοῦ Πέτρου | toû Pé-trou} marks Peter as the one surpassed.

In contextJohn 20:4

The two were running together, but the other disciple ran ahead of Peter faster and came first to the tomb .

About this coordinate

John 20:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 20:4, so the Greek word τοῦ (too) 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.20.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.4.W12.S1) and character.