Matthew 13:22:16Matt.13.22.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
ho de eis tas a-KAN-thas spa-REIS hou-TOS es-tin ho ton LO-gon a-KOU-ōn kai hê ME-rim-na tou ai-Ō-nos TOU-tou kai hê a-PA-tê tou PLOU-tou sym-PNI-gei ton LO-gon kai A-kar-pos GI-ne-tai
Exegesis
Two coordinated nominative phrases, he merimna tou aionos toutou and he apate tou ploutou {ἡ μέριμνα τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου καὶ ἡ ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου | hē mérimna tou aiônos toútou kaí hē apátē tou ploútou}, serve as compound subjects; each consists of a head noun modified by a genitive construction that specifies the sphere (“of this age”) and the source (“of wealth”) of the hindrances.
In context — Matthew 13:22
But the one sown among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, and the care of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:22:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 13:22, 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 Matt.13.22.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.22.W16.S1) and character.