Mark 10:23:18Mark.10.23.W18TAB
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 pe-ri-ble-PSA-me-nos ho ee-ay-SOOS LE-gei tois ma-thê-TAIS au-TOU PÔS dys-KO-lôs hoi ta KHRÊ-ma-ta E-kho-ntes eis tên ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU ei-se-LEU-son-tai
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis ten basileian tou theou {εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ | eis tḗn basiléian tou theoû} expresses the goal or destination of the action, namely entry into God’s reign.
In context — Mark 10:23
And Jesus , after looking around, says to His disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God .”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:23:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 10:23, 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.10.23.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.23.W18.S1) and character.