αὐτοῦ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 αὐτοῦ

   au-TOU

   of him
2. sentence🔊 καὶ ἀναστὰς ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν πατέρα ἑαυτοῦ ἔτι δὲ αὐτοῦ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος εἶδεν αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐσπλαγχνίσθη καὶ δραμὼν ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν

   KAI a-na-STAS ÊL-then pros ton pa-TE-ra he-au-TOU E-ti de au-TOU ma-KRAN a-PE-khon-tos EI-den au-TON ho pa-TÊR au-TOU KAI e-splaŋ-khni-STHÊ KAI dra-MÔN e-PE-pe-sen e-PI ton TRA-khê-lon au-TOU KAI ka-te-PHI-lê-sen au-TON

   and having arisen he came to the father of himself still but of him far away being distant he saw him the father of him and he was moved with compassion and having run he fell upon upon the neck of him and he kissed him

Exegesis

The genitive absolute eti de autou makran apechontos {ἔτι δὲ αὐτοῦ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος | éti dè autoû makràn apéchontos} provides temporal and spatial background (‘while he was still far away’), independent in form but directly setting the stage for the father’s response.

The narrative focus then shifts to the father in the clause eiden auton ho pater autou {εἶδεν αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ | eîden autòn ho patḕr autoû}, where the post-verbal nominative identifies him as the observer.

The phrase epi ton trachelon autou {ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ | epì tòn tráchēlon autoû} depicts the embrace, and katephilēsen auton {κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν | katephílēsen autón} ‘he kissed him affectionately’ underscores the warmth of the father’s welcome. Together, the rapid, asyndetic sequence of aorist forms builds narrative momentum and highlights the eagerness and grace of reconciliation.