Revelation 21:2:11Rev.21.2.W11TAB
τοῦ
tou
“the”
- Transliteration
- tou
- Extended
- too
- IPA
- /tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
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KAI tên PO-lin tên ha-GI-an ie-rou-sa-LÊM kai-NÊN EI-don ka-ta-BAI-nou-san ek tou ou-ra-NOU a-PO tou the-OU hê-toi-mas-ME-nên hôs NYM-phên ke-kos-mê-ME-nên tôi an-DRI au-TÊS
Exegesis
The coordinated prepositional phrases ek toû ouranoû {ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ | ek toû ouranoû} “out of heaven” and apó toû theoû {ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ | apó toû theoû} “from God” express both cosmic and divine origin.
In context — Revelation 21:2
And I saw the holy city—the new Jerusalem—coming down from God out of heaven, made ready like a bride arrayed for her husband.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Revelation 21:2, 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.21.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.2.W11.S1) and character.