Matthew 15:11:16Matt.15.11.W16TAB
τοῦτο
touto
“this”
- Transliteration
- TOU-to
- Extended
- TOO-toh
- IPA
- /ˈtuː.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
TOU-to
- 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
The demonstrative touto {τοῦτο | toû-to} “this” in the second clause provides emphasis to the preceding participial phrase. In English, the participles are rendered with finite verbs (“enters,” “emerges”) and the contrast is maintained to highlight the moral significance of what proceeds from within.
In context — Matthew 15:11
What enters the mouth does not defile the person, but what emerges from the mouth defiles the person.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:11:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 15:11, so the Greek word τοῦτο (touto) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.11.W16.S1) and character.