Matthew 14:36:9Matt.14.36.W9TAB
τοῦ
tou
“of the”
- Transliteration
- TOU
- Extended
- TOU
- IPA
- /ˈtuː/
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
- word
TOU
- clause
KAI pa-re-KA-loon au-TON HI-na MO-non HA-psôn-tai TOU kras-PE-doo TOU hi-ma-TI-oo au-TOO
- sentence
KAI pa-re-KA-loon au-TON HI-na MO-non HA-psôn-tai TOU kras-PE-doo TOU hi-ma-TI-oo au-TOO KAI HO-soi HÊ-psan-to di-e-SÔ-thê-san
Exegesis
The genitive chain tou kraspedou tou himatiou autou {τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ | toû kras-pé-dou toû hi-ma-tí-ou au-toû} precisely identifies the border of His garment.
Root and etymology
βαπτίζωbeta–alpha–pi–tau–iota–zeta–omega
“to dip, immerse”
In context — Matthew 14:36
And they were begging Him that they might only touch the fringe of His garment, and as many as touched it were completely healed.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:36:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 14:36, 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.14.36.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.36.W9.S1) and character.