Revelation 21:3:12Rev.21.3.W12TAB
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 Ê-kou-sa phō-NÊS me-GA-lês ek tou THRO-nou le-GOU-sês i-DOU hê skê-NÊ tou the-OU me-TA tōn an-THRŌ-pōn KAI skê-NŌ-sei met au-TÔN KAI au-TOI la-OI au-TOU E-so-ntai KAI au-TOS ho the-OS met au-TÔN ES-tai
Exegesis
The genitive phrase phones megalēs {φωνῆς μεγάλης | phōnḗs megalḗs} ‘of a great voice’ characterizes the sound’s magnitude, and its heavenly origin is marked by ek tou thronou {ἐκ τοῦ θρόνου | ek toû thrónou} ‘from the throne.’
The subject hē skene tou theou {ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ θεοῦ | hē skēnḕ tou theoû} ‘the dwelling of God’ evokes tabernacle imagery, and meta ton anthrōpōn {μετὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων | metá tôn anthrṓpōn} ‘with the people’ universalizes divine presence.
In context — Revelation 21:3
And I heard a great voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with people; He will live with them, they will be His people , and God Himself will be with them.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Revelation 21:3, 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.21.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.3.W12.S1) and character.