Romans 15:12:8Rom.15.12.W8TAB
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
- word
tou
- sentence
KAI PA-lin ê-sa-I-as LE-gei ES-tai hê RHI-dza tou ie-ssa-I KAI ho a-ni-STA-me-nos AR-khein e-THNÔN ep au-TÔ E-thnê el-pi-OU-sin
Exegesis
The quotation itself opens with the future verb estai {Ἔσται | És-tai}, fronted before its subject hē rhiza tou Iessai {ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαί | hē rhí-za tou I-es-saí}, “the root of Jesse,” creating emphasis on the coming reality of this Davidic figure. The genitive tou Iessai is a genealogical genitive, identifying the messianic origin in Jesse’s line.
Root and etymology
chriōchi–rho–iota–omega
“to anoint”
In context — Romans 15:12
And again Isaiah says, “There will be the root of Jesse, and the One rising to rule the nations ; in Him the nations will hope.”
About this coordinate
Romans 15:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Romans 15:12, 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.15.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.12.W8.S1) and character.