Acts 25:21:6Acts.25.21.W6TAB
αὐτὸν
auton
“him”
- Transliteration
- au-TON
- Extended
- au-TOHN
- IPA
- /auˈton/
Meaning by language
- English
- him
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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) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
au-TON
- sentence
tou de PAU-lou e-pi-ka-le-sa-ME-nou tê-rê-THÊ-nai au-TON eis tên tou se-bas-TOU di-AG-nō-sin e-KE-leu-sa tê-REIS-thai au-TON HE-ōs hou a-na-PEMP-sō au-TON pros KAI-sa-ra
Exegesis
The complementary infinitive tērethēnai {τηρηθῆναι | tērē-thênai} with its object auton {αὐτὸν | autón} expresses the content of Paul’s appeal: that he be kept in custody.
In context — Acts 25:21
But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the Emperor , I ordered him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 25:21, so the Greek word αὐτὸν (auton) 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.25.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.21.W6.S1) and character.