Luke 18:17:10Luke.18.17.W10TAB
τοῦ
tou
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tou
- Extended
- too
- IPA
- /tuː/
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
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tou
- sentence
a-MEN LE-gō hy-MEEN hos AN MÊ DEK-sē-tai tēn ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU hōs pai-DI-on ou MÊ ei-SEL-thēi eis au-TÊN
Exegesis
The direct object of this verb is tēn basileian tou theou {τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ | tḕn ba-si-léi-an toû the-oû} ‘the kingdom of God’, with the genitive theou indicating possession and rule.
In context — Luke 18:17
Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 18:17, 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 Luke.18.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.17.W10.S1) and character.