αὐτὸν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 αὐτὸν

   au-TON

   him
2. sentence🔊 νῦν οὖν ὑμεῖς ἐμφανίσατε τῷ χιλιάρχῳ σὺν τῷ συνεδρίῳ ὅπως καταγάγῃ αὐτὸν εἰς ὑμᾶς ὡς μέλλοντας διαγινώσκειν ἀκριβέστερον τὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ ἡμεῖς δὲ πρὸ τοῦ ἐγγίσαι αὐτὸν ἕτοιμοί ἐσμεν τοῦ ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν

   NYN OUN hy-MEIS em-pha-NI-sa-te tôi khi-li-AR-khôi syn tôi sy-ne-DRI-ôi HO-pôs ka-ta-GA-gêi au-TON eis hy-MAS hôs MEL-lon-tas di-a-gi-NÔS-kein a-kri-BES-te-ron ta pe-RI au-TOU hê-MEIS de pro tou en-GI-sai au-TON HE-toi-MOI es-MEN tou a-ne-LEIN au-TON

   now therefore you {plural} make known to the tribune with the council so that he may bring down him to you {plural} as being about to determine more exactly the things concerning him we but before the to approach him ready we are to to kill him

Exegesis

The purpose conjunction hopōs {ὅπως | hópōs} introduces the clause katagagē auton eis hymas {καταγάγῃ αὐτὸν εἰς ὑμᾶς | katagágē autón eis hymâs}, expressing the intended result that the commander bring “him” down to the conspirators.

That plan is framed by two genitive articular infinitive constructions: pro tou engisai auton {πρὸ τοῦ ἐγγίσαι αὐτὸν | pro tou engísai autón} “before he comes near” establishes a temporal boundary, while hetoimoi esmen tou anelein auton {ἕτοιμοί ἐσμεν τοῦ ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν | hétoimoi esmen tou aneleîn autón} “we are ready to kill him” expresses intended action as purpose or resolve. In translation, these participial and infinitival structures are recast as finite clauses (“as though you are about to examine,” “before he comes near,” “to kill him”) to preserve the sequence of purpose, pretense, and murderous readiness in clear, natural English.