Acts 23:10:22Acts.23.10.W22TAB
αὐτῶν
autôn
“of them”
- Transliteration
- au-TÔN
- Extended
- au-TOĤN
- IPA
- /auˈtɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of them
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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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
au-TÔN
- sentence
pol-LÊS de gi-no-ME-nês STA-se-ôs pho-bê-THEIS ho khi-LI-ar-khos mê di-a-spas-THÊI ho PAU-los hyp au-TÔN e-KE-leu-sen to STRA-teu-ma ka-ta-BAN har-PA-sai au-TON ek ME-sou au-TÔN A-gein te eis tên pa-rem-bo-LÊN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ek mesou autōn {ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν | ek mésou autôn} ‘out of the midst of them’ underscores that Paul is surrounded and must be extracted from within the hostile group.
In context — Acts 23:10
But when a great dissension was taking place, the tribune became afraid that Paul might be torn apart by them, and he commanded the soldiers to go down, seize him out of their midst, and bring him into the barracks.
About this coordinate
Acts 23:10:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 23:10, so the Greek word αὐτῶν (autôn) 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.23.10.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.10.W22.S1) and character.