Luke 3:30:5Luke.3.30.W5TAB
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
- word
tou
- sentence
tou sy-me-ŌN tou i-OU-da tou i-ō-SĒPH tou i-ō-NAM tou e-li-a-KIM
Exegesis
The verse consists of a sequence of genitive phrases, each formed with the definite article tou {τοῦ | toû} followed by a proper name: tou Symeon {τοῦ Συμεὼν | toû Symeōn}, tou Iouda {τοῦ Ἰούδα | toû Ioúda}, tou Ioseph {τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ | toû Iōsēph}, tou Ionam {τοῦ Ἰωνὰμ | toû Iōnàm}, tou Eliakim {τοῦ Ἐλιακὶμ | toû Eliakìm}. In the broader genealogical context, each genitive phrase depends on an implied “son” from the surrounding verses, so that each name functions as a father in the chain. Greek can omit a repeated noun and simply string genitives with the article to indicate successive generations. In English, this is made explicit by supplying “the son of” in a repeated pattern for the formal rendering, preserving the tight, rhythmic succession, and by using “the descendant of” in the dynamic rendering to communicate the idea of ancestral lineage, which may span more than immediate father-son relationships. The consistent repetition of tou and the genitive case underscores continuity and cohesion in the genealogy, presenting an unbroken ancestral link.
In context — Luke 3:30
The son of Simeon , the son of Judah, the son of Joseph , the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
About this coordinate
Luke 3:30:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 3:30, 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.3.30.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.3.30.W5.S1) and character.