Matthew 2:9:4Matt.2.9.W4TAB

τοῦ

too

the

Transliteration
TOO
Extended
TOO
IPA
/ˈtuː/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    TOO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HOI DE a-KOO-san-tes TOO ba-si-LE-ôs e-po-REU-thê-san

  3. sentence

    HOI DE a-KOO-san-tes TOO ba-si-LE-ôs e-po-REU-thê-san KAI i-DOO HO a-STÊR HON EI-don EN TÊI a-na-to-LÊI pro-Ê-yen au-TOOS HE-ôs el-THÔN e-STA-thê e-PA-nô HOO ÊN TO pai-DI-on

Exegesis

Linked by the article hoî dè akousantes to the noun phrase tou basiléōs {τοῦ βασιλέως | toû basiléōs} ‘of the king’, it emphasizes their prompt response.

Root and etymology

phēmiphi eta mu iota

to speak, declare

In contextMatthew 2:9

Once they had heard the king , they set out, and behold, the star they had seen at its rising went ahead of them until it came and stood above where the child was.

About this coordinate

Matthew 2:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 2:9, so the Greek word τοῦ (too) 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.2.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.9.W4.S1) and character.