Acts 3:4:5Acts.3.4.W5TAB
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
a-te-NEE-sas de PE-tros eis au-TON syn tō i-ō-AN-nē EI-pen BLEP-son eis hê-MAS
Exegesis
The subject Petros {Πέτρος | Pétros} is followed immediately by the prepositional phrase eis auton {εἰς αὐτὸν | eis autón} ‘into him’, a common idiom for directing one’s gaze or attention toward a person.
In context — Acts 3:4
But Peter, having fixed his gaze on him together with John, said, “Look at us .”
About this coordinate
Acts 3:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 3:4, 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.3.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.3.4.W5.S1) and character.