John 9:21:10John.9.21.W10TAB
αὐτοῦ
autou
“his”
- Transliteration
- au-TOU
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /au̯.ˈtuː/
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
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au-TOU
- sentence
PÔS DE NYN BLE-pei ouk OI-da-men Ê TIS Ê-noi-ksen au-TOU tous oph-thal-MOUS hê-MEIS ouk OI-da-men au-TON e-rô-TÊ-sa-te hê-li-KI-an E-khei au-TOS pe-RI he-au-TOU la-LÊ-sei
Exegesis
The closing autos peri heautou lalesei {αὐτὸς περὶ ἑαυτοῦ λαλήσει | autós perí heautoû lalḗsei} ‘he himself will speak about himself’ uses autos {αὐτός | autós} for emphasis and the future tense to express confident expectation that the man will provide his own testimony.
In context — John 9:21
How he sees now, we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes . Question him; he has reached adulthood . He will speak on his own behalf.
About this coordinate
John 9:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 9:21, 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.9.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.21.W10.S1) and character.