Acts 20:16:11Acts.20.16.W11TAB
αὐτῷ
autō
“for him”
- Transliteration
- au-TŌ
- Extended
- au-TOH
- IPA
- /auˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for him
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
au-TŌ
- sentence
ke-KREE-kei gar ho PAU-los pa-ra-PLEU-sai tên E-phe-son HO-pōs mê GE-nē-tai au-TŌ khro-no-tri-BÊ-sai en têi a-SI-ai ES-peu-den gar ei dy-na-TON EI-ē au-TŌ tên hē-ME-ran tês pen-tē-ko-STÊS ge-NES-thai eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
Exegesis
The clause introduced by hopos mē {ὅπως μὴ | hópōs mḗ} is a purpose clause, “so that not,” followed by the aorist middle subjunctive genetai {γένηται | génētai} used impersonally with the dative plus infinitive construction: auto chronotribesai {αὐτῷ χρονοτριβῆσαι | autō̂ chronotribêsai}, “it might happen to him to spend time,” emphasizing avoidance of delay in Asia {Ἀσίᾳ | Asíā}.
This is further qualified by the conditional phrase ei dynaton eie autō {εἰ δυνατὸν εἴη αὐτῷ | ei dynatón eíē autō̂}, an open condition expressing uncertainty about feasibility.
In context — Acts 20:16
For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus , so that he might not spend time in Asia ; for he was hurrying, if it might be possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 20:16, so the Greek word αὐτῷ (autō) 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.20.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.16.W11.S1) and character.