Mark 3:9:5Mark.3.9.W5TAB
αὐτοῦ
autou
“his”
- Transliteration
- au-TOU
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /auˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his
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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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
au-TOU
- sentence
kai EI-pen tois ma-thê-TAIS au-TOU HI-na ploi-A-ri-on pros-kar-te-REI au-TÔ di-A ton O-khlon HI-na mê THLI-bô-sin au-TON
Exegesis
The aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said’ introduces Jesus’ speech, with the dative phrase tois mathētais autou {τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ | toîs mathē-taîs au-toû} specifying His own disciples as the recipients.
In context — Mark 3:9
And He said to His disciples, “Have a small boat kept ready for Him because of the crowd , so that they might not crush Him.”
About this coordinate
Mark 3:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 3:9, so the Greek word αὐτοῦ (autou) 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.3.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.3.9.W5.S1) and character.