John 10:4:7John.10.4.W7TAB

αὐτῶν

autôn

them

Transliteration
au-TÔN
Extended
au-TOHN
IPA
/au.ˈtɔːn/

Meaning by language

English
them

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Result
αὐ + τῶν
au + tôn
autôn

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Upsiloni — as in machine
Taut — as in top
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    au-TÔN

  2. sentence

    HO-tan TA I-di-a PAN-ta ek-BA-lê EM-pros-then au-TÔN po-REU-e-tai KAI TA PRO-ba-ta au-TÔ a-ko-lou-THEI HO-ti OI-da-sin TÊN phô-NÊN au-TOU

Exegesis

The next clause emprosthen auton poreuetai {ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν πορεύεται | émprosthen autōn poreúetai} places the shepherd spatially “in front of them,” emphasizing leadership by going first.

In contextJohn 10:4

Whenever He brings out all His own, He goes before them, and the sheep follow Him because they know His voice .

About this coordinate

John 10:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 10:4, so the Greek word αὐτῶν (autôn) 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.10.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.4.W7.S1) and character.