1 John 4:21:171 John.4.21.W17TAB
αὐτοῦ
autou
“his”
- Transliteration
- au-TOU
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /auˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
au-TOU
- sentence
KAI TAU-tēn tēn en-to-LĒN E-kho-men ap au-TOU HI-na ho a-ga-PŌN ton the-ON a-ga-PAI KAI ton a-del-PHON au-TOU
Exegesis
Echomen ap’ autou {ἔχομεν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ | échomen ap’ autoû} establishes the origin of the command from God.
In context — 1 John 4:21
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should also love his brother .
About this coordinate
1 John 4:21:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 John 4:21, so the Greek word αὐτοῦ (autou) 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 1 John.4.21.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.4.21.W17.S1) and character.