αὐτοῦ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 αὐτοῦ

   au-TOÛ

   him
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 καὶ ἤλπιζέν τι σημεῖον ἰδεῖν ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ γινόμενον.

   kai ÊL-pi-DZÉN ti sê-MEÎ-on i-DEIN hyp au-TOÛ gi-NÓ-me-non

   and he was hoping some sign to see by him being done
3. sentence🔊 ὁ δὲ Ἡρῴδης ἰδὼν τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐχάρη λίαν, ἦν γὰρ ⸂ἐξ ἱκανῶν χρόνων θέλων⸃ ἰδεῖν αὐτὸν διὰ τὸ ⸀ἀκούειν περὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἤλπιζέν τι σημεῖον ἰδεῖν ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ γινόμενον.

   ho de hê-ROH-dês i-DŌN ton ee-ay-SOON e-KHA-rê LEE-an ÊN gar eks hi-ka-NÔN KHRÓ-nōn THÉ-lōn i-DEIN au-TÓN di-A to a-KOÚ-ein pe-RÍ au-TOÛ kai ÊL-pi-DZÉN ti sê-MEÎ-on i-DEIN hyp au-TOÛ gi-NÓ-me-non

   the and Herod having seen the Jesus he rejoiced greatly he was for from many times wanting to see him because of the to hear about him and he was hoping some sign to see by him being done

Exegesis

The causal phrase dia to akouein peri autou {διὰ τὸ ἀκούειν περὶ αὐτοῦ | diá to akoúein perí autoû} uses dia with the articular infinitive to indicate the reason for his desire, “because of the hearing about him,” with peri autou marking the topic of the reports.

The participle ginomenon {γινόμενον | ginómenon} is an accusative neuter agreeing with semeion, expanding it as “a sign being done,” while the prepositional phrase hup autou {ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ | hyp autoû} marks Jesus as the agent. The sequence of imperfects (en, elpizen), present participles (thelon, ginomenon), and infinitives (idein, akouein) weaves aspectual distinctions: longstanding desire, ongoing hope, and the anticipated but unrealized miraculous act.