Luke 17:1:6Luke.17.1.W6TAB
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
EI-pen de pros tous ma-thê-TAS au-TOU a-NEN-dek-TON es-TIN tou ta SKAN-da-la mê el-THEIN plên ou-AI di hou ER-khe-tai
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros tous mathetas autou {πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ | prós toús ma-thē-tás au-toû} specifies the audience as His disciples, with pros taking the accusative to indicate direction toward the hearers.
In context — Luke 17:1
And He said to His disciples, “It is impossible for stumbling-blocks not to come, but woe to the one through whom they come.”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 17:1, 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.17.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.1.W6.S1) and character.