Mark 16:1:20Mark.16.1.W20TAB
αὐτόν
auton
“him”
- Transliteration
- au-TON
- Extended
- au-TOHN
- IPA
- /auˈton/
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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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au-TON
- sentence
KAI di-a-ge-no-ME-nou tou sab-BA-tou ma-RI-a hê mag-da-lê-NÊ KAI ma-RI-a hê tou ia-KÔ-bou KAI sa-LÔ-mê ê-GO-ra-san a-RÔ-ma-ta HI-na el-THOU-sai a-LEIP-sô-sin au-TON
Exegesis
The object auton {αὐτόν | autón} refers to the known male figure previously mentioned in the passion narrative. The syntax moves from temporal framing (genitive absolute) to identified agents (the women), to their preparatory action (buying spices), and finally to their intended act (anointing), a progression that highlights deliberate devotion and sets the stage for the resurrection discovery that follows. In translation, the formal rendering preserves the participial nuance (“after they had come”) and explicit purpose (“so that…they might anoint”), while the dynamic version slightly reshapes the sequence (“so they could go and anoint”) for contemporary clarity, without altering the underlying temporal and purpose relationships.
In context — Mark 16:1
And after the Sabbath had passed, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that, after they had come, they might anoint Him .
About this coordinate
Mark 16:1:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Mark 16:1, so the Greek word αὐτόν (auton) 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.16.1.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.1.W20.S1) and character.