Acts 28:8:24Acts.28.8.W24TAB
αὐτόν.
auton
“him”
- Transliteration
- au-TON
- Extended
- au-TOHN
- IPA
- /au̯ˈton/
Meaning by language
- English
- him
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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
e-GHE-ne-to de ton pa-TE-ra tou pop-LI-ou py-re-TOIS kai dy-sen-te-RI-ō sy-ne-KHO-me-non ka-ta-KEIS-thai pros hon ho PAU-los ei-sel-THON kai pro-seu-KSA-me-nos e-pi-THEIS tas KHEI-ras au-TOI i-A-sa-to au-TON
Exegesis
katakeisthai {τὸν πατέρα τοῦ Ποπλίου ... κατακεῖσθαι | tón pa-té-ra tou Pop-lí-ou ... ka-ta-keî-sthai} portrays the father as the subject of “to be lying down,” emphasizing his state.
A relative clause introduced by pros hon {πρὸς ὃν | pròs hon} links Paul’s subsequent action to this man.
In context — Acts 28:8
Now it happened that the father of Publius lay sick, afflicted with fevers and dysentery. Paul went in to him and, after praying , laid his hands on him and healed him.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:8:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Acts 28:8, so the Greek word αὐτόν. (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.28.8.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.8.W24.S1) and character.