John 15:13:10John.15.13.W10TAB
αὐτοῦ
autou
“his”
- Transliteration
- au-TOU
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /auˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his
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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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
au-TOU
- phraseyour reading level
HI-na tis TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOU THÊI hy-PER TÔN PHI-lôn au-TOU
- sentence
MEI-zo-na TAU-tês a-GA-pên ou-DEIS E-khei HI-na tis TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOU THÊI hy-PER TÔN PHI-lôn au-TOU
Exegesis
Inside that clause, tis {τις | tis} ‘someone’ broadens the statement to any person, while the idiom tēn psuchēn autou thē {τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ θῇ | tḕn psu-khḗn au-toû thē̂} ‘lay down his life’ presents a deliberate, decisive act of self-surrender.
The prepositional phrase huper tōn philon autou {ὑπὲρ τῶν φίλων αὐτοῦ | hu-pér tōn phí-lōn au-toû} ‘for his friends’ marks the beneficiaries of that sacrifice, with huper expressing action on behalf of others. In English, the Greek word order is unfolded into a clearer clause structure while preserving the proverb-like force and the sacrificial emphasis.
In context — John 15:13
There is no love greater than this: that a person should lay down his life for his friends.
About this coordinate
John 15:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 15:13, so the Greek word αὐτοῦ (autou) 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.15.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.13.W10.S1) and character.