Romans 14:20:7Rom.14.20.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
- sentence
MÊ HE-ne-ken BRŌ-ma-tos ka-TA-ly-e to ER-gon TOU the-OU PAN-ta men ka-tha-RA al-LA ka-KON tôi an-THRŌ-pôi tôi di-A pros-KOM-ma-tos es-THI-on-ti
Exegesis
The direct object is to ergon tou theou {τὸ ἔργον τοῦ θεοῦ | tò ér-gon tou the-oû}, an articular noun phrase with genitive implying the work that belongs to and is produced by God.
In context — Romans 14:20
Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God ; all things are indeed pure, but it is evil for the person who eats in a way that causes another to stumble.
About this coordinate
Romans 14:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Romans 14:20, 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 Rom.14.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.20.W7.S1) and character.