Matthew 13:44:20Matt.13.44.W20TAB
αὐτοῦ
autou
“of him”
- Transliteration
- au-TOU
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /auˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
au-TOU
- sentence
ho-MOI-a es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a tôn ou-ra-NÔN thê-sau-RÔ ke-krym-ME-nô en tôi a-GRÔ hon heu-RÔN AN-thrô-pos E-kry-psen kai a-PO tês kha-RAS au-TOU hy-PA-gei kai pô-LEI PAN-ta HO-sa E-khei kai a-go-RA-dzei ton a-GRON e-KEI-non
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase apo tēs charas autou {ἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶς αὐτοῦ | a-po tēs kha-râs au-toû} expresses cause or source, “because of his joy,” motivating the ensuing present-tense narrative sequence hypagei… kai polei…
In context — Matthew 13:44
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man, having found it, hid; and from his joy he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:44:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 13:44, 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 Matt.13.44.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.44.W20.S1) and character.