Luke 18:3:16Luke.18.3.W16TAB
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
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tou
- sentence
KHÊ-ra de ÊN en têi PO-lei e-KEI-nêi kai ÊR-khe-to pros au-TON LE-goo-sa ek-di-KÊE-SON me a-PO tou an-ti-DI-kou mou
Exegesis
Finally, apó toû an-ti-dí-kou mou {ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου μου | a-pó toû an-ti-dí-kou mou} ‘against my adversary’ uses apo with the genitive to convey legal opposition. The shift from imperfect verbs to an imperative mirrors the widow’s persistent plea in a judicial setting.
In context — Luke 18:3
A widow lived in that city, and she came to him, saying, “Give me justice against my adversary .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:3:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 18:3, 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.18.3.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.3.W16.S1) and character.