John 19:33:13John.19.33.W13TAB
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
ou ka-TE-ak-san au-TOU ta SKE-lê
- sentence
e-PEE de ton ee-ay-SOON el-THON-tes hōs EE-don Ê-dê au-TON te-thnê-KO-ta ou ka-TE-ak-san au-TOU ta SKE-lê
Exegesis
The negated verb ou kateaxan {οὐ κατέαξαν | ou katéaxan} “they did not break” follows, with the genitive autou {αὐτοῦ | autoû} “of Him” and the accusative object ta skele {τὰ σκέλη | tà skélē} “the legs,” yielding “they did not break His legs.” The Greek word order places the observation of Jesus’ death before the negated action, highlighting that the certainty of His death is the explicit reason the soldiers refrain from breaking His legs. In English, the participial and temporal sequence is rendered with a finite verb and a temporal clause (“when they came … and saw”), preserving the causal and temporal flow while providing natural narrative style.
In context — John 19:33
But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs .
About this coordinate
John 19:33:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 19:33, 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.19.33.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.33.W13.S1) and character.