Revelation 16:10:11Rev.16.10.W11TAB
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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tou
- sentence
KAI ho PEM-ptos ek-SE-khe-en tên phi-A-lên au-TOU e-PI ton THRO-non tou thê-RI-ou KAI e-GE-ne-to hê ba-si-LEI-a au-TOU es-ko-tô-ME-nê KAI e-ma-SÔN-to tas GLÔS-sas au-TÔN ek tou PO-nou
Exegesis
This nominative phrase is followed by the aorist verb execheen {ἐξέχεεν | exécheen} “poured out,” forming a simple finite clause with tēn phialēn autou {τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ | tēn phiálēn autoû} as the direct object, and the prepositional phrase epi ton thronon tou thēriou {ἐπὶ τὸν θρόνον τοῦ θηρίου | epì tón thrónon tou thēríou} specifying the target location “upon the throne of the beast.”
The final clause, emasōnto tas glōssas autōn ek tou ponou {ἐμασῶντο τὰς γλώσσας αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ πόνου | emasônto tàs glṓssas autôn ek tou pónou}, employs the imperfect middle verb emasōnto to depict ongoing or repeated action, vividly portraying the sufferers gnawing their tongues. The prepositional phrase ek tou ponou “from the pain” indicates source or cause. In translation, a natural subject–verb–object order (“the fifth angel poured out… his kingdom became… people chewed…”) is adopted, while retaining the sequential linkage signaled by kai. The formal rendering mirrors the aspectual nuance of the perfect participle with “became darkened,” whereas the dynamic version uses the idiomatic “fell into darkness” to convey a completed transition into a state of judgment.
In context — Revelation 16:10
And the fifth angel poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became darkened, and they were biting their tongues because of the pain .
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Revelation 16:10, 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.16.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.10.W11.S1) and character.