αὐτοῦ,

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 αὐτοῦ,

   au-TOU

   his
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 Ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων καὶ βάλω ⸂μου τὴν χεῖρα⸃ εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ,

   e-AN MÊ I-dô en TAIS kher-SIN au-TOU TON TY-pon TÔN HÊ-lōn kai BA-lō TON DAK-ty-lON mou eis TON TY-pon TÔN HÊ-lōn kai BA-lō mou TÊN KHEI-ra eis TÊN pleu-RAN au-TOU

   if not I see in the hands his the mark of the nails and I place the finger my into the mark of the nails and I place my the hand into the side his
3. clause🔊 Ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων καὶ βάλω ⸂μου τὴν χεῖρα⸃ εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω.

   e-AN MÊ I-dô en TAIS kher-SIN au-TOU TON TY-pon TÔN HÊ-lōn kai BA-lō TON DAK-ty-lON mou eis TON TY-pon TÔN HÊ-lōn kai BA-lō mou TÊN KHEI-ra eis TÊN pleu-RAN au-TOU OU MÊ pi-steu-SÔ

   if not I see in the hands his the mark of the nails and I place the finger my into the mark of the nails and I place my the hand into the side his never not believe
4. sentence🔊 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων καὶ βάλω ⸂μου τὴν χεῖρα⸃ εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω.

   ho DE EI-pen au-TOIS e-AN MÊ I-dô en TAIS kher-SIN au-TOU TON TY-pon TÔN HÊ-lōn kai BA-lō TON DAK-ty-lON mou eis TON TY-pon TÔN HÊ-lōn kai BA-lō mou TÊN KHEI-ra eis TÊN pleu-RAN au-TOU OU MÊ pi-steu-SÔ

   he but said to them if not I see in the hands his the mark of the nails and I place the finger my into the mark of the nails and I place my the hand into the side his never not believe

Exegesis

eis tēn pleuran autou {ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ... εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων... εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ | en taîs kher-sìn au-toû... eis tón tú-pon tôn hḗ-lōn... eis tḕn pleu-rán au-toû} narrows the focus from seeing to touching and from the hands to the side, so the issue becomes physical verification of the crucifixion wounds.

The closing ou mē pisteusō {οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω | ou mē pis-teú-sō} is an emphatic denial that leaves no room for belief apart from the demanded evidence. The whole sentence is carefully staged as a clash between public eyewitness testimony and private insistence on tactile proof.