τοῦ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τοῦ

   TOO

   the
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου ἔκραξαν.

   KAI a-PO TOO PHO-boo E-kra-ksan

   and from the fear they cried out
3. sentence🔊 ⸂οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν⸃ ἐπὶ ⸂τῆς θαλάσσης⸃ περιπατοῦντα ἐταράχθησαν λέγοντες ὅτι Φάντασμά ἐστιν, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου ἔκραξαν.

   hoi DE ma-thê-TAI i-DON-tes au-TON e-PI TÊS tha-LAS-sês pe-ri-pa-TOUN-ta e-ta-RAKH-thê-san LE-gon-tes HO-ti PHAN-ta-sma e-stin KAI a-PO TOO PHO-boo E-kra-ksan

   but the disciples having seen him on the sea walking {They} were troubled saying that a ghost is and from the fear they cried out

Exegesis

The coordinating clause kaí apó toû phóbou ékraxan {καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου ἔκραξαν | kaí apó toû phóbou ékraxan} indicates cause—fear—as the motivation for their loud outcry, with the aorist ékraxan giving a sudden, forceful shout.

Root and etymology

βαπτίζω🔊 βαπτίζωbeta–alpha–pi–tau–iota–zeta–omega

“to dip, immerse”

• 🔊 βαπτίζωbap-tí-zōto baptizeMatthew 3:6
• 🔊 βάπτισμαbeta–alpha–pi–tau–iota–sigma–mu–alphabaptismMark 1:4