Romans 15:16:14Rom.15.16.W14TAB
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
eis to EI-nai me lei-touR-GON khree-STOO ee-ay-SOO eis ta E-thnê hi-e-rouR-GOUN-ta to eu-an-GE-li-on tou the-OU HI-na GE-nê-tai hê pros-pho-RA tôn e-THNÔN eu-PROS-dek-tos hê-gi-as-ME-nê en PNEU-ma-ti ha-GI-oi
Exegesis
The participial phrase hierourgounta to euangelion tou Theou {ἱερουργοῦντα τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ | hi-e-rou-GOUN-ta tò eu-an-GÉ-li-on tou the-oû} is in the accusative masculine singular, syntactically agreeing with me and further defining Paul’s role: he is “performing priestly service with the gospel of God.” The verb hierourgounta, drawn from temple-sacrifice language, links the proclamation of the euangelion as an act of sacred, priestly ministry. The genitive tou Theou attaches to euangelion, identifying God as the source and owner of this good news.
Root and etymology
leitoslambda–epsilon–iota–tau–omicron–sigma
“belonging to the people, public”
In context — Romans 15:16
In order that I might be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest for the gospel of God , so that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, having been sanctified in the Holy Spirit .
About this coordinate
Romans 15:16:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Romans 15:16, 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.15.16.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.16.W14.S1) and character.