Romans 14:8:21Rom.14.8.W21TAB
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
e-AN te gar ZŌ-men tōi KY-ree-ōi ZŌ-men e-AN te a-po-THNÊI-skō-men tōi KY-ree-ōi a-po-THNÊI-sko-men e-AN te oun ZŌ-men e-AN te a-po-THNÊI-skō-men tou KY-ree-ou es-MEN
Exegesis
This is followed by the indicative esmen {ἐσμέν | es-mén} with the genitive tou Kyriou {τοῦ κυρίου | toû ku-rí-ou}, expressing a statement of present reality and possession: “we are of the Lord.” In translation, the conditional ean-clauses are rendered with “if” and “whether … or” to reflect their general, inclusive force, while the final indicative is brought out as a strong identity statement (“we are the Lord’s”) to mirror the Greek shift from potential condition to assured reality.
In context — Romans 14:8
For if we live, we live to the Lord ; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.
About this coordinate
Romans 14:8:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Romans 14:8, 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.14.8.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.8.W21.S1) and character.