Matthew 14:16:5Matt.14.16.W5TAB
αὐτοῖς·
autois
“to them”
- Transliteration
- au-TOIS
- Extended
- au-TOIS
- IPA
- /au.ˈtois/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
au-TOIS
- clause
HO DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS
- sentence
HO DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS OU KHREI-an E-khoo-sin a-pel-THEIN DO-te au-TOIS hy-MEIS pha-YEIN
Exegesis
The following imperative clause dote autois hymeis phagein {δότε αὐτοῖς ὑμεῖς φαγεῖν | DÓ-te au-toîs hy-MEIS pha-geîn} features the aorist imperative dote ‘give’ commanding the disciples, with autois as the indirect object and phagein as the complementary infinitive, while the emphatic pronoun hymeis indicates their personal responsibility for the action.
In context — Matthew 14:16
But Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to leave; you give them food to eat.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 14:16, 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 Matt.14.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.16.W5.S1) and character.