τοῦ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τοῦ

   TOU

   of
2. clause🔊 ⸀Τίνα λέγουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι εἶναι τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου;

   TI-na LE-gou-sin hoi AN-thrô-poi EI-nai TON hyi-ON TOU an-THRÔ-pou

   Who the people {they} say the Son of Man is
3. sentence🔊 Ἐλθὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὰ μέρη Καισαρείας τῆς Φιλίππου ἠρώτα τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ λέγων· ⸀Τίνα λέγουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι εἶναι τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου;

   el-THÔN DE HO ee-ay-SOOS eis TA ME-rê kai-sa-REI-as TÊS phi-LIP-pou ê-RÔ-ta TOUS ma-thê-TAS au-TOU LE-gôn TI-na LE-gou-sin hoi AN-thrô-poi EI-nai TON hyi-ON TOU an-THRÔ-pou

   and Having come {the} Jesus into the regions of Caesarea of {the} Philip {He} asked his the disciples saying Who the people {they} say the Son of Man is

Exegesis

In the embedded question, tina legousin hoi anthropoi einai ton huion tou anthrōpou {Τίνα λέγουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι εἶναι τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου | Tí-na lé-gou-sin hoi án-thrō-poi eî-nai ton hu-i-ón tou an-thrō-pou}, the interrogative pronoun tina occupies the initial position for focus, while the infinitive einai links the reporting verb legousin to its complement ‘the Son of Man’. The translation renders this infinitival clause as a finite question in English to preserve natural syntax and maintain focus on the public’s perception of Jesus’ messianic title.

Root and etymology

artos🔊 ἄρτοςalpha rho tau omicron sigma

“bread, loaf”

• 🔊 ἄρτοκλασίαartoklasiabreaking of breadActs 2:42
• 🔊 ἁρτοπολέωartopoleōto sell breadMatthew 4:3