Matthew 16:20:9Matt.16.20.W9TAB
αὐτός
autos
“he”
- Transliteration
- au-TOS
- Extended
- au-TOS
- IPA
- /auˈtos/
Meaning by language
- English
- he
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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) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
au-TOS
- sentence
TO-te di-e-STEI-la-to TOIS ma-thê-TAIS HI-na mê-de-NI EI-pô-sin HO-ti au-TOS e-STIN ho khree-STOS
Exegesis
The content clause with hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} specifies the utterance autos estin ho christos {αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ χριστός | au-tós é-stin ho khris-tós} ‘that He is the Christ.’
The intensive position of autos {αὐτός | au-tós} focuses on the person’s identity, and the copula estin {ἐστιν | é-stin} links Him to the titular predicate ho christos {ὁ χριστός | ho khris-tós}, functioning as a predicative nominative. The formal version retains the literal purpose construction “that they were to tell no one,” while the dynamic version renders the prohibition idiomatically as “not to tell anyone,” preserving both force and content.
In context — Matthew 16:20
Then He gave the disciples strict instructions that they were to tell no one that He is the Christ.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 16:20, so the Greek word αὐτός (autos) 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.16.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.20.W9.S1) and character.