τῶν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τῶν

   TÔN

   the
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

   TÔN GAR toi-OU-tôn es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN

   for of such is the kingdom of the heavens
3. clause🔊 Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτὰ ἐλθεῖν πρός με, τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

   A-phe-te TA pai-DI-a KAI MÊ kô-LY-e-te au-TA el-THEIN PROS me TÔN GAR toi-OU-tôn es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN

   let the children and do not hinder them to come to me for of such is the kingdom of the heavens
4. sentence🔊 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτὰ ἐλθεῖν πρός με, τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

   ho DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen A-phe-te TA pai-DI-a KAI MÊ kô-LY-e-te au-TA el-THEIN PROS me TÔN GAR toi-OU-tôn es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN

   but {the} Jesus {He} said let the children and do not hinder them to come to me for of such is the kingdom of the heavens

Exegesis

The causal particle gar {γὰρ | gàr} introduces the explanatory clause, where the genitive phrase tōn toioutōn {τῶν τοιούτων | tôn toi-oú-tōn} is placed before the verb estin {ἐστίν | es-tín} for emphasis: “of such ones is the kingdom.”

The subject hē basileia tōn ouranōn {ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν | hē ba-si-leía tôn ou-ra-nôn} appears after the verb, a marked order that foregrounds the kind of people characterized as belonging to the kingdom. In translation, this structure is reflected by rendering tōn toioutōn with idiomatic phrases “such as these” and “people like these,” preserving the exemplary character of children as models of those who belong to the kingdom, while retaining the traditional expression “kingdom of heaven” to reflect Matthew’s distinctive theological language.