Luke 15:29:7Luke.15.29.W7TAB
αὐτοῦ
autou
“his”
- Transliteration
- au-TOU
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /auˈtuː/
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
- word
au-TOU
- sentence
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen tôi pa-TRI au-TOU i-do-OU to-SA-U-ta E-tê dou-LEU-ô soi kai ou-DE-po-te en-to-LÊN sou pa-RÊL-thon kai e-MOI ou-DE-po-te E-dô-kas E-ri-phon HI-na me-TA tôn PHI-lôn mou eu-phran-THÔ
Exegesis
The dative phrase tō patri autou {τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ | tō patrì autoû} marks the addressee and emphasizes the filial relationship.
In context — Luke 15:29
But he answered and said to his father , “Behold, for so many years I have served you, and I never transgressed your command ; yet you never gave me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:29:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 15:29, 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.15.29.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.29.W7.S1) and character.