Romans 3:7:5Rom.3.7.W5TAB
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
ei de hê a-LEE-thei-a tou the-OU en tôi e-MÔI PSEU-sma-ti e-pe-RI-sseu-sen eis tên DO-ksan au-TOU TI E-ti ka-GÔ hôs ha-mar-tô-LOS KRI-no-mai
Exegesis
The subject hē alētheia tou theou {ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ θεοῦ | hē alḗtheia tou theou} stands in the nominative, with the genitive tou theou specifying that this is God’s own truth or faithfulness.
In context — Romans 3:7
But if the truth of God has abounded through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
About this coordinate
Romans 3:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Romans 3:7, 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.3.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.3.7.W5.S1) and character.