θεοῦ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 θεοῦ

   the-OU

   God
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 ὅτι ⸂υἱὸν θεοῦ ἑαυτὸν⸃ ἐποίησεν.

   HO-ti hy-ON the-OU he-au-TON e-POI-ê-sen

   because he made himself son of God
3. clause🔊 Ἡμεῖς νόμον, ἔχομεν, καὶ κατὰ τὸν ⸀νόμον ὀφείλει ἀποθανεῖν, ὅτι ⸂υἱὸν θεοῦ ἑαυτὸν⸃ ἐποίησεν.

   HÊ-meis NO-mon E-kho-men KAI ka-TA ton NO-mon o-PHEI-lei a-po-tha-NEIN HO-ti hy-ON the-OU he-au-TON e-POI-ê-sen

   We have a law and according to the law ought to die because he made himself son of God
4. sentence🔊 ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι· Ἡμεῖς νόμον, ἔχομεν, καὶ κατὰ τὸν ⸀νόμον ὀφείλει ἀποθανεῖν, ὅτι ⸂υἱὸν θεοῦ ἑαυτὸν⸃ ἐποίησεν.

   a-pe-KRI-thê-san au-TOI hoi i-ou-DAI-oi HÊ-meis NO-mon E-kho-men KAI ka-TA ton NO-mon o-PHEI-lei a-po-tha-NEIN HO-ti hy-ON the-OU he-au-TON e-POI-ê-sen

   the Jews {They} answered him We have a law and according to the law ought to die because he made himself son of God

Exegesis

The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} “because” introduces the rationale: huion theou heauton epoiēsen {υἱὸν θεοῦ ἑαυτὸν ἐποίησεν | huión theoû heautón epoíēsen}, literally “himself he made (to be) Son of God.”

Here heauton {ἑαυτὸν | heautón} functions as a reflexive object and huion theou {υἱὸν θεοῦ | huión theoû} stands in predicate position, intensifying the claim that Jesus has appropriated a divine-filial title. The word order clusters the legal basis (“according to the law,” “he ought to die”) closely with the theological claim (“Son of God”), underscoring that, in the accusers’ perspective, the alleged blasphemy directly grounds the demand for the death penalty.