John 5:18:6John.5.18.W6TAB
αὐτὸν
auton
“him”
- Transliteration
- au-TON
- Extended
- au-TOHN
- IPA
- /auˈton/
Meaning by language
- English
- him
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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) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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au-TON
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di-A TOU-to OUN MAL-lon e-ZÊ-toun au-TON HOI i-ou-DAI-oi a-pok-TEI-nai HO-ti OUN MO-non E-ly-e to SAB-ba-ton al-LA KAI pa-TE-ra I-di-on E-le-ge ton the-ON I-son he-au-TON poi-ÔN toi the-ÔI
Exegesis
The first is expressed with the imperfect elye {ἔλυε | élye} plus the object to sabbaton {τὸ σάββατον | tò sábbaton}, portraying an ongoing pattern of “loosening” Sabbath regulations.
The second ground is a clausal complement to elegen {ἔλεγεν | élegen} ‘He was saying’, in which Jesus is described as calling patera idion {πατέρα ἴδιον | patéra ídion} ‘His own Father’ ton theon {τὸν θεόν | tón theón} ‘God’, an emphatic filial claim.
The participial phrase ison heauton poion to theo {ἴσον ἑαυτὸν ποιῶν τῷ θεῷ | íson heautón poiôn tôi theôi} is circumstantial, explaining the implication of this claim: by speaking this way He was “making Himself equal with God.” In translation, the causal progression is preserved with “because,” the correlative ou monon … alla kai is mirrored by “not only … but also,” and the participle poiōn is rendered with a finite-like phrase “making Himself equal with God” to maintain clarity while retaining the participial nuance of ongoing characterization.
In context — John 5:18
Therefore, because of this, the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He was not only breaking the Sabbath , but He was also calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
About this coordinate
John 5:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 5:18, so the Greek word αὐτὸν (auton) 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.5.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.18.W6.S1) and character.