Luke 15:16:6Luke.15.16.W6TAB
αὐτοῦ
autou
“of him”
- Transliteration
- au-TOU
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /auˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of him
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
au-TOU
- sentence
KAI e-pe-THY-mei ge-MI-sai tên koi-LI-an au-TOU a-PO tôn ke-ra-TI-ōn hôn ÊS-thi-on hoi KHOI-roi KAI ou-de-IS e-DI-dou au-TÔ
Exegesis
The noun phrase ten koilian autou {τὴν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ | tḕn koilián autoû} marks the object of filling, emphasizing his acute physical hunger and implied inner emptiness.
In context — Luke 15:16
And he was longing to fill his belly with the pods which the pigs were eating, and no one was giving him anything.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 15:16, 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.15.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.16.W6.S1) and character.