Luke 15:1:12Luke.15.1.W12TAB
αὐτοῦ
autou
“him”
- Transliteration
- au-TOU
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /auˈtuː/
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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
au-TOU
- sentence
Ê-san de au-TOI en-GI-zon-tes PAN-tes hoi te-LO-nai kai hoi ha-mar-tô-LOI a-KOU-ein au-TOU
Exegesis
The infinitive akouein {ἀκούειν | a-kou-ein} ‘to hear’ with the genitive autou {αὐτοῦ | au-tou} expresses purpose (‘in order to hear Him’), clarifying why they drew near. The translation preserves the periphrastic aspect through “were coming near/moving close” and renders the purpose infinitive explicitly to reflect the Greek intention.
In context — Luke 15:1
Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near to Him in order to hear Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 15:1, 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 Luke.15.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.1.W12.S1) and character.