Revelation 15:2:23Rev.15.2.W23TAB
τοῦ
tou
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tou
- Extended
- too
- IPA
- /tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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KAI EI-don hôs THA-la-san hy-a-LI-nên me-mig-ME-nên py-REE KAI tous ni-KÔN-tas ek tou thê-REE-ou KAI ek tês ei-KO-nos au-TOU KAI ek tou a-rith-MOU tou o-NO-ma-tos au-TOU hes-TÔ-tas e-PI tên THA-la-san tên hy-a-LI-nên E-khon-tas ki-THA-ras tou the-OU
Exegesis
Their victory is specified through three parallel prepositional phrases introduced by ek {ἐκ | ek} ‘out of, from’: ek tou thēriou {ἐκ τοῦ θηρίου | ek tou thēríou}, ek tēs eikonos autou {ἐκ τῆς εἰκόνος αὐτοῦ | ek tês eikónos autoû}, and ek tou arithmou tou onomatos autou {ἐκ τοῦ ἀριθμοῦ τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ | ek tou arithmoû tou onómatos autoû}. The repetition of ek builds rhetorical intensity, emphasizing deliverance from every facet of the beast’s power.
Finally, echontas kitharas tou theou {ἔχοντας κιθάρας τοῦ θεοῦ | échontas kitháras tou theoû} adds the detail that they hold harps belonging to God, preparing the reader for the worship that follows. In translation, the dense chain of Greek participles is rendered with finite verbs and participial phrases so that the sequence of seeing, standing, and holding remains clear while reflecting the continuous, flowing nature of the vision.
In context — Revelation 15:2
And I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing on the sea of glass, holding harps of God .
About this coordinate
Revelation 15:2:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Revelation 15:2, so the Greek word τοῦ (tou) 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 Rev.15.2.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.15.2.W23.S1) and character.