Matthew 15:36:2Matt.15.36.W2TAB
τοὺς
tous
“the”
- Transliteration
- tous
- Extended
- toohs
- IPA
- /tuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
tous
- sentence
E-la-ben tous hep-TA AR-tous KAI tous ikh-THY-as KAI eu-kha-ri-STE-sas EK-kla-sen KAI e-DI-dou tois ma-thê-TAIS hoi de ma-thê-TAI tois OKH-lois
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist verb elaben {ἔλαβεν | élaben} ‘he took’, with Jesus as the implied subject, followed by the coordinated direct objects tous hepta artous {τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἄρτους | toús heptá ártous} ‘the seven loaves’ and tous ichthuas {τοὺς ἰχθύας | toús ichthýas} ‘the fish’.
Root and etymology
artosa-r-t-o-s
“bread, loaf”
In context — Matthew 15:36
He took the seven loaves and fish, and after giving thanks , He broke them and began handing them to the disciples, and the disciples passed them on to the crowds.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 15:36, so the Greek word τοὺς (tous) 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.15.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.36.W2.S1) and character.