Mark 15:11:12Mark.15.11.W12TAB
αὐτοῖς.
autois
“to them”
- Transliteration
- au-TOIS
- Extended
- au-TOIS
- IPA
- /auˈtois/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
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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) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
au-TOIS
- sentence
hoi de ar-khi-e-REIS a-NE-sei-san ton O-khlon HI-na MAL-lon ton ba-ra-BBAN a-po-LY-sêi au-TOIS
Exegesis
The dative autois {αὐτοῖς | autoîs} functions as an indirect object of advantage, indicating that the release of Barabbas is to benefit the crowd. In translation, the main clause is kept as a discrete unit followed by a clearly marked purpose clause (“so that / to have”), preserving both the causal logic and the emphasis on manipulative persuasion that steers the crowd’s choice.
In context — Mark 15:11
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he might rather release Barabbas to them.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 15:11, so the Greek word αὐτοῖς. (autois) 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 Mark.15.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.11.W12.S1) and character.