Revelation 21:23:7Rev.21.23.W7TAB
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
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KAI hê PO-lis ou KʰREI-an E-kʰei tou hê-LI-ou ou-DE tês se-LÊ-nês HI-na PHAI-nō-sin au-TÊ hê GAR DO-ksa tou the-OU e-PHŌ-ti-sen au-TÊN KAI ho LY-kʰnos au-TÊS to ar-NI-on
Exegesis
The genitives tou hēliou {τοῦ ἡλίου | toû hē-lí-ou} “of the sun” and tēs selēnēs {τῆς σελήνης | tēs se-lé-nēs} “of the moon” modify chreian, specifying what is unnecessary.
The explanatory conjunction gar {γάρ | gár} “for” then introduces the reason clause with hē doxa tou theou {ἡ δόξα τοῦ θεοῦ | hē dó-xa tou the-oû} “the glory of God” as the subject and the aorist verb ephōtisen {ἐφώτισεν | ephô-ti-sen} “has bestowed light” with object autēn {αὐτήν | au-tḗn} “it.”
In context — Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine upon it, because the glory of God has bestowed its light upon it, and the Lamb is its lamp.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Revelation 21:23, 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.21.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.23.W7.S1) and character.