Matthew 23:4:8Matt.23.4.W8TAB
τοὺς
toos
“the”
- Transliteration
- TOOS
- Extended
- TOOS
- IPA
- /ˈtuːs/
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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TOOS
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des-MEU-oo-sin DE phor-TI-a ba-RE-a KAI e-pi-ti-THÊ-a-sin e-PI TOOS Ô-moos TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
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des-MEU-oo-sin DE phor-TI-a ba-RE-a KAI e-pi-ti-THÊ-a-sin e-PI TOOS Ô-moos TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn au-TOI DE TÔ dak-TY-lô au-TÔN OO THE-loo-sin ki-NÊ-sai au-TA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi tous omous tōn anthrōpōn {ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους τῶν ἀνθρώπων | epì toùs ō̂mous tȏn anthrṓpōn} ‘upon the shoulders of the people’ identifies the recipients.
In context — Matthew 23:4
For they bind heavy burdens , difficult to carry, and place them on the shoulders of men, but they themselves are not willing to lift them, even with their finger .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 23:4, 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.23.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.4.W8.S1) and character.