Matthew 15:11:14Matt.15.11.W14TAB

τοῦ

tou

the

Transliteration
tou
Extended
too
IPA
/tuː/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    tou

  2. sentence

    ou to ei-ser-KHO-me-non eis to STO-ma koi-NOI ton AN-thrō-pon al-LA to ek-po-reu-O-me-non ek tou STO-ma-tos TOU-to koi-NOI ton AN-thrō-pon

Exegesis

Each is accompanied by a prepositional phrase, eis to stoma {εἰς τὸ στόμα | eis tò stó-ma} “into the mouth” and ek tou stomatos {ἐκ τοῦ στόματος | ek toû stó-ma-tos} “out of the mouth,” indicating direction and location.

Root and etymology

artosa-r-t-o-s

bread, loaf

In contextMatthew 15:11

What enters the mouth does not defile the person, but what emerges from the mouth defiles the person.

About this coordinate

Matthew 15:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 15:11, 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.15.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.11.W14.S1) and character.