Acts 23:33:16Acts.23.33.W16TAB
αὐτῷ
autôi
“to him”
- Transliteration
- au-TÔI
- Extended
- au-TOI
- IPA
- /auˈtɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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-TÔI
- sentence
HOI-ti-nes ei-sel-THO-ntes eis tên kai-SA-rei-an KAI a-na-DO-ntes tên e-pis-to-LÊN tôi hê-ge-MO-ni pa-RE-stê-san KAI ton PAU-lon au-TÔI
Exegesis
The aorist indicative parestēsan {παρέστησαν | pa-ré-stē-san} functions as the climactic finite verb, with ton Paulon autō {τὸν Παῦλον αὐτῷ | tón Paû-lon au-tṓ} giving the direct object and recipient, “they presented Paul to him.” In English, the participles are rendered as temporal clauses (“when they had entered,” “and delivered”) to reflect their subordinate relationship to the main verb while preserving the orderly flow from arrival, to delivery of the letter, to the formal presentation of Paul before the governor.
In context — Acts 23:33
When they had entered Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor , they also presented Paul to him.
About this coordinate
Acts 23:33:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 23:33, so the Greek word αὐτῷ (autôi) 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.23.33.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.33.W16.S1) and character.