Acts 19:6:3Acts.19.6.W3TAB
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 e-pi-THEM-tos au-TOU tou PAU-lou KHEI-ras ÊL-the to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on ep au-TOUS e-LA-loun te GLŌS-sais KAI e-pro-PHÊ-teu-on
Exegesis
The verse begins with the participial phrase epithentos autois tou Paulou cheiras {ἐπιθέντος αὐτοῖς τοῦ Παύλου χεῖρας | epithéntos autoîs tou Paúlou kheîras}, functioning as a genitive absolute that sets the temporal backdrop: “when Paul had placed his hands on them.” Within this construction, epithentos is the governing participle, Paulou supplies the genitive subject, cheiras is the internal object of the participle, and autois is a dative complement indicating the recipients of the action.
The main clause is introduced by the aorist verb elthe {ἦλθε | êlthe} with the subject to pneuma to hagion {τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον | tò pneû-ma tò há-gi-on}, where the repeated article before both pneuma and hagion highlights the distinct identity of “the Holy Spirit.”
The prepositional phrase ep' autous {ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς | ep' autoús} indicates the direction of the Spirit’s coming, emphasizing the experiential aspect of the event.
In context — Acts 19:6
And when Paul had placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking in tongues and prophesying.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 19:6, 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 Acts.19.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.6.W3.S1) and character.