1 John 4:9:131 John.4.9.W13TAB
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
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au-TOU
- sentence
en TOU-tō e-pha-ne-RO-thê hê a-GA-phê tou the-OU en hê-MEEN HO-ti ton hy-ON au-TOU ton mo-no-ge-NÊ a-PE-stal-ken ho the-OS eis ton KOS-mon HI-na DZÊ-sō-men di au-TOU
Exegesis
The conjunction hóti {ὅτι | hóti} ‘that’ introduces the explanatory clause: tòn huión autoû tòn monogenḗ {τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ | tòn huión autoû tòn monogenḗ} ‘His only Son’ is fronted for emphasis before the verb apestalken {ἀπέσταλκεν | apéstalken} ‘has sent’, with ho theós {ὁ θεός | ho theós} ‘God’ as the actor. The perfect tense underscores the ongoing significance of the Son’s sending.
The phrase eis tòn kósmōn {εἰς τὸν κόσμον | eis tòn kósmōn} ‘into the world’ denotes the Son’s mission scope, and the purpose clause hína zḗsōmen di’ autoû {ἵνα ζήσωμεν διʼ αὐτοῦ | hína zḗsōmen di’ autoû} ‘so that we might live through Him’ uses the aorist subjunctive to express intended outcome, preserving the logical progression from divine initiative to human participation in life.
In context — 1 John 4:9
In this the love of God was revealed among us, that God has sent His unique Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
About this coordinate
1 John 4:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 John 4:9, 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.4.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.4.9.W13.S1) and character.