Acts 21:32:9Acts.21.32.W9TAB
αὐτούς
autous
“them”
- Transliteration
- au-TOUS
- Extended
- au-TOOHS
- IPA
- /auˈtuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- them
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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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
au-TOUS
- sentence
hos ek-sau-TÊS pa-ra-la-BŌN stra-ti-Ō-tas KAI he-ka-ton-TAR-khas ka-TE-dra-men ep au-TOUS hoi de i-DON-tes ton khi-LI-ar-khon KAI tous stra-ti-Ō-tas e-PAU-san-to TYP-ton-tes ton PAU-lon
Exegesis
The main verb katedramen {κατέδραμεν | katédramen} ‘he ran down’ conveys a sudden movement toward the assailants, marked by the prepositional phrase ep autous {ἐπʼ αὐτούς | ep’ autoús} ‘upon them’.
In context — Acts 21:32
At once he took soldiers and centurions and ran down upon them; but when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:32:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 21:32, 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.21.32.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.32.W9.S1) and character.