Acts 2:38:4Acts.2.38.W4TAB
αὐτούς
autous
“them”
- Transliteration
- au-TOUS
- Extended
- au-TOOHS
- IPA
- /auˈtuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- them
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
au-TOUS
- sentence
PE-tros de pros au-TOUS me-ta-no-EE-sa-te KAI bap-tis-THAY-tō HE-kas-tos hy-MON e-PI tō o-NO-ma-ti ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO eis A-phe-sin tōn ha-mar-ti-ŌN hy-MON KAI LÊM-pse-sthe tēn dō-re-AN tou ha-GI-ou PNEU-ma-tos
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros autous {πρὸς αὐτούς | pròs au-toús} specifies Peter’s audience.
In context — Acts 2:38
But Peter told them, “Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be pardoned, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit .”
About this coordinate
Acts 2:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 2:38, so the Greek word αὐτούς (autous) 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.2.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.38.W4.S1) and character.