John 1:22:3John.1.22.W3TAB
αὐτῷ
auto
“to him”
- Transliteration
- au-TO
- Extended
- au-TOH
- IPA
- /auˈtɔː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
au-TO
- sentence
EI-pan OUN au-TO TIS EI HI-na a-PO-kri-sin DÔ-men TOIS PEMP-sa-sin hê-MAS TI LE-geis pe-RI se-au-TOU
Exegesis
The dative auto {αὐτῷ | au-tôi} marks the addressee without repeating a name, and the context identifies this speaker as John the Baptist.
In context — John 1:22
So they said to him , “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
About this coordinate
John 1:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 1:22, so the Greek word αὐτῷ (auto) 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 John.1.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.22.W3.S1) and character.