John 3:34:8John.3.34.W8TAB
τοῦ
tou
“{the}”
- Transliteration
- tou
- Extended
- too
- IPA
- /tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {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
HON GAR a-PE-stei-len ho the-OS ta RHÊ-ma-ta tou the-OO la-LEI ou GAR ek ME-trou DI-DÔ-SIN to PNEU-ma
Exegesis
The sequence ta rhemata tou theou {τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ θεοῦ | ta rhḗ-ma-ta tou the-ôu} ‘the words of God’ ties the message to its divine origin, and lalei {λαλεῖ | la-leî} ‘speaks’ in the present tense indicates ongoing proclamation.
Root and etymology
elattooepsilon lambda alpha tau tau omicron omega
“to make less, diminish”
In context — John 3:34
For the one whom God sent keeps speaking the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
About this coordinate
John 3:34:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 3:34, 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.3.34.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.34.W8.S1) and character.