Luke 17:3:9Luke.17.3.W9TAB
αὐτῷ
auto
“him”
- Transliteration
- au-TO
- Extended
- au-TOH
- IPA
- /auˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- him
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
au-TO
- sentence
pro-SE-khe-te he-au-TOIS e-AN ha-MAR-tê ho a-del-PHOS sou e-pi-TEE-mê-son au-TO kai e-AN me-ta-no-Ê-sê A-phes au-TO
Exegesis
Its corresponding apodosis, epitimeson auto {ἐπιτίμησον αὐτῷ | epitímēson autō} ‘rebuke him,’ commands a decisive corrective response, with the dative auto marking the person who receives the rebuke.
That apodosis, aphes auto {ἄφες αὐτῷ | áphes autō} ‘forgive him,’ uses another aorist imperative to call for a definite, conclusive act of forgiveness. The parallel structure of the two ean-clauses binds confrontation and forgiveness together, and the translation maintains this balance through coordinated clauses and imperative verbs that mirror the Greek sequence.
In context — Luke 17:3
Pay attention to yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 17:3, so the Greek word αὐτῷ (auto) 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.17.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.3.W9.S1) and character.