John 18:38:2John.18.38.W2TAB
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
- clause
LE-yei au-TO ho pi-LA-tos
- sentence
LE-yei au-TO ho pi-LA-tos TI es-TIN a-LÊ-thei-a
Exegesis
The dative pronoun autō {αὐτῷ | au-tôi} ‘to him’ identifies Jesus as the recipient of Pilate’s speech, while the nominative subject ho Pilatos {ὁ Πιλᾶτος | ho Pi-lâ-tos} is postposed for slight emphasis on the official speaker.
The present heuriskō {εὑρίσκω | heu-rís-kō} ‘I find’ portrays an ongoing evaluative stance rather than a single momentary discovery, and the prepositional phrase en autō {ἐν αὐτῷ | en au-tôi} ‘in him’ locates the absence of guilt in Jesus Himself. The English renderings mirror the sequence of inner dialogue, transition, and public verdict, preserving the forensic flavor of aitian and the contrast between Pilate’s questioning skepticism and his clear judicial finding.
In context — John 18:38
Pilate said to Him , “What is truth?” And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no charge in Him.”
About this coordinate
John 18:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 18:38, 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.18.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.38.W2.S1) and character.