Luke 2:39:16Luke.2.39.W16TAB
ἑαυτῶν
heautôn
“of their own”
- Transliteration
- he-au-TÔN
- Extended
- heh-au-TOHN
- IPA
- /he.auˈtɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of their own
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
he-au-TÔN
- sentence
KAI hôs e-TE-le-san PAN-ta ta ka-TA ton NO-mon ky-REE-ou e-PE-strep-san eis tên ga-li-LAI-an eis PO-lin he-au-TÔN na-za-RETH
Exegesis
Two consecutive eis {εἰς | eis} prepositional phrases indicate scope of return: first eis tḗn Ga-li-la-í-an {εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν | eis tḗn Ga-li-la-í-an} “into Galilee,” then eis pó-lin he-au-tôn Na-za-réth {εἰς πόλιν ἑαυτῶν Ναζαρέθ | eis pó-lin he-au-tôn Na-za-réth} “into their own city Nazareth,” with the reflexive pronoun reinforcing personal belonging. The translation mirrors the Greek perfective aspect of the aorist with a past perfect rendering and retains the double destination structure.
In context — Luke 2:39
When they had fulfilled everything according to the law of the Lord , they returned to Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
About this coordinate
Luke 2:39:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 2:39, so the Greek word ἑαυτῶν (heautôn) 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.2.39.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.39.W16.S1) and character.