Matthew 20:17:8Matt.20.17.W8TAB
τοὺς
tous
“the”
- Transliteration
- TOUS
- Extended
- TOUS
- 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
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TOUS
- phraseyour reading level
KAI a-na-BAI-nōn ho ee-ay-SOOS eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma pa-RE-la-ben TOUS DÔ-de-ka ma-thê-TAS kat i-DI-an
- sentence
KAI a-na-BAI-nōn ho ee-ay-SOOS eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma pa-RE-la-ben TOUS DÔ-de-ka ma-thê-TAS kat i-DI-an kai en TÊI ho-DÔI EI-pen au-TOIS
Exegesis
The main clause centers on parelaben tous dodeka mathetas {παρέλαβεν τοὺς δώδεκα μαθητὰς | parélaben toús dṓdeka mathētás} “He took the twelve disciples aside,” where the aorist verb parelaben presents a completed, decisive act. The object is defined both by article and numeral, emphasizing the particular group “the twelve disciples.”
In context — Matthew 20:17
And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside privately, and on the way He said to them ,
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 20:17, 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.20.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.17.W8.S1) and character.