Mark 10:14:24Mark.10.14.W24TAB
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
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i-DON de ho ee-ay-SOOS ê-ga-NAK-tê-sen kai EI-pen au-TOIS A-phe-te ta pai-DI-a ER-khe-sthai pros me mê kô-LY-e-te au-TA tôn gar toi-OU-tôn es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU
Exegesis
The causal particle gar {γὰρ | gàr} ‘for’ introduces the explanatory clause, where the genitive phrase ton gar toiouton {τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων | tôn gàr toioútōn} ‘for of such’ stands in a genitive-of-possession relation to he basileia tou theou {ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ | hē basileía toû theoû} ‘the kingdom of God’, expressed with the verb estin {ἐστὶν | estín} ‘is’. This structure yields the sense “the kingdom of God belongs to such as these,” grounding the commands in a theological rationale that elevates the status of children as exemplars or rightful recipients within God’s reign.
In context — Mark 10:14
But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them, for to such as these belongs the kingdom of God .”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:14:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Mark 10:14, 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.10.14.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.14.W24.S1) and character.