Mark 4:32:23Mark.4.32.W23TAB
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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KAI HO-tan spar-E a-na-BAI-nei KAI GI-ne-tai MEI-dzon PAN-tōn tōn la-KHA-nōn KAI poi-EI KLA-dous me-GA-lous HŌ-ste DY-nas-thai hy-PO tēn ski-AN au-TOU ta pe-tei-NA tou ou-ra-NOU ka-ta-skê-NOUN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase hypo ten skian autou {ὑπὸ τὴν σκιὰν αὐτοῦ | hypó tēn ski-án au-toû} specifies the spatial setting “under its shadow,” and the accusative noun phrase ta peteina tou ouranou {τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ | tà pe-tei-ná toû ou-ra-noû} identifies “the birds of heaven” as those who find shelter. The structure moves from repeated action through progressive growth and comparison to a concrete result in shelter, shaping a parable of humble beginnings leading to expansive protection.
In context — Mark 4:32
And when it is sown, it grows up and surpasses all the garden plants , producing large branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to nest under its shadow .
About this coordinate
Mark 4:32:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Mark 4:32, 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.4.32.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.32.W23.S1) and character.