John 3:8:9John.3.8.W9TAB
αὐτοῦ
autou
“its”
- Transliteration
- au-TOU
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /au.ˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- its
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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
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au-TOU
- sentence
to PNEU-ma HO-pou THE-lei PNEI kai TÊN phô-NÊN au-TOU a-KOU-eis al ouk OI-das PO-then ER-khe-tai kai POU hy-PA-gei HOU-tōs es-TIN PÂS ho ge-ge-nnê-ME-nos ek TOU PNEU-ma-tos
Exegesis
The opening articular noun phrase `to pneuma {τὸ πνεῦμα | tò pneû-ma} ‘the wind, Spirit’` functions as the subject of the first clause.
`Houtos estin {οὕτως ἐστὶν | hoû-tōs es-tín} ‘so it is’` introduces the analogy, and `pas ho gegennemenos ek tou pneumatos {πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος | pâs ho ge-gen-nē-mé-nos ek tou pneú-ma-tos} ‘everyone who has been born from the Spirit’` universalizes the point: Spirit-generated life is known by its effects rather than by human tracing.
In context — John 3:8
The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know from where it comes or where it goes. So it is with everyone who has been born of the Spirit .
About this coordinate
John 3:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 3:8, 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.3.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.8.W9.S1) and character.