Luke 4:2:5Luke.4.2.W5TAB
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
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hê-ME-ras tes-se-RA-kon-ta pei-ra-ZO-me-nos hy-PO tou di-a-BO-lou KAI ouk E-pha-gen ou-DEN en tais hê-ME-rais e-KEI-nais KAI syn-te-les-thei-SON au-TÔN e-PEI-na-sen
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase hypo tou diabolou {ὑπὸ τοῦ διαβόλου | hū-pó toú diá-bó-lou} marks the devil as the testing agent.
In context — Luke 4:2
For forty days He was being tempted by the devil ; He ate nothing during those days, and when those days ended, He grew hungry.
About this coordinate
Luke 4:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 4:2, 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.4.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.4.2.W5.S1) and character.