τοῦ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τοῦ

   TOU

   of {the}
2. clause🔊 Ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῷ θεῷ.

   a-PO-do-te OUN TA KAI-sa-ros KAI-sa-ri KAI TA TOU the-OO TOI the-OI

   Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar and the things of {the} God to {the} God
3. sentence🔊 τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς· Ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῷ θεῷ.

   TO-te LE-yei au-TOIS a-PO-do-te OUN TA KAI-sa-ros KAI-sa-ri KAI TA TOU the-OO TOI the-OI

   Then He says to them Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar and the things of {the} God to {the} God

Exegesis

Two balanced accusative–dative parallelisms—ta Kaisaros Kaisari {τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι} and ta tou theou tō theō {τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῷ θεῷ}—contrast secular and divine spheres of obligation, underscoring distinct domains through chiastic structure.

Root and etymology

autós🔊 αὐτόςa-u-t-o-s

“self, same”

• 🔊 αὐτόςa-u-t-o-sselfJohn 1:1