Matthew 14:4:3Matt.14.4.W3TAB
⸂αὐτῷ
autôi
“to him”
- Transliteration
- au-TÔI
- Extended
- au-TÔI
- IPA
- /au.ˈtɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
au-TÔI
- clause
E-le-yen GAR au-TÔI ho i-ô-AN-nês
- sentence
E-le-yen GAR au-TÔI ho i-ô-AN-nês ook E-kse-stin soi E-khein au-TÊN
Exegesis
The indirect object auto {αὐτῷ | au-tôi} “to him” indicates the specific recipient of the rebuke, syntactically linking John’s repeated speech directly to Herod.
In context — Matthew 14:4
For John was saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 14:4, so the Greek word ⸂αὐτῷ (autôi) 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.14.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.4.W3.S1) and character.