Luke 17:16:12Luke.17.16.W12TAB
αὐτὸς
autos
“he”
- Transliteration
- au-TOS
- Extended
- au-TOHS
- IPA
- /au̯ˈtos/
Meaning by language
- English
- he
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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) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
au-TOS
- sentence
KAI E-pe-sen e-PI PRO-so-pon pa-RA tous PO-das au-TOU eu-kha-ris-TON au-TOI KAI au-TOS ÊN sa-ma-RI-tês
Exegesis
A second clause introduced by kai {καὶ | kaí} shifts from action to characterization: the intensive pronoun autos {αὐτὸς | au-tós} together with the imperfect ēn {ἦν | ēn} forms an emphatic subject complement construction, “he himself was,” which climaxes in the predicate noun Samaritēs {Σαμαρίτης | Sa-ma-rí-tēs}. Placed at the end of the sentence, this identity functions as a rhetorical surprise, emphasizing that the one who returned in humble, thankful worship is a Samaritan, thereby sharpening the narrative contrast with the (unmentioned here but implied) Jewish majority who did not return.
In context — Luke 17:16
And he fell upon his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him; and he was a Samaritan .
About this coordinate
Luke 17:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 17:16, so the Greek word αὐτὸς (autos) 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.17.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.16.W12.S1) and character.