Matthew 2:7:5Matt.2.7.W5TAB

τοὺς

toos

the

Transliteration
TOOS
Extended
TOOS
IPA
/tuːs/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    TOOS

  2. sentence

    TO-te hê-RÔI-dês LA-thrai ka-LE-sas TOOS MA-goos ê-KRI-bô-sen par au-TÔN TON KHRO-non TOO phai-no-ME-noo a-STE-ros

Exegesis

The participial phrase kalesas tous magous {καλέσας τοὺς μάγους | kalésas toùs mágous} is circumstantial, presenting the summons as prior to the main verb and setting up the inquiry that follows.

In contextMatthew 2:7

Then Herod , in secret, arranged for the magi to come to him and pinned down from them the timing of the star's appearance.

About this coordinate

Matthew 2:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 2:7, so the Greek word τοὺς (toos) 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.2.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.7.W5.S1) and character.