Mark 1:14:16Mark.1.14.W16TAB
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
KAI me-TA to pa-ra-do-THEE-nai ton i-o-AN-nēn ÊL-then ho ee-ay-SOOS eis tēn ga-li-la-I-an kē-RYS-sōn to eu-an-GE-li-on tou the-OU
Exegesis
The direct object of this participial action is to euangelion tou theou {τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ | tò euangélion toû theoû}, where the articular noun euangelion is modified by the genitive tou theou, indicating possession or source: it is the good news that comes from God or belongs to God. In translation, the temporal articular infinitive construction is rendered with the clause “after John was handed over/arrested” to preserve the timing. The circumstantial participle is expressed as a concurrent finite verbal idea (“preaching,” “began announcing”) to reflect its ongoing aspect while keeping English idiom natural, and the genitive tou theou is maintained as “of God” to preserve the theological nuance of divine origin.
Root and etymology
zeteozeta–eta–tau–epsilon–omega
“to seek, look for”
In context — Mark 1:14
And after John was handed over, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God .
About this coordinate
Mark 1:14:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 1:14, 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 Mark.1.14.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.14.W16.S1) and character.