Matthew 16:26:22Matt.16.26.W22TAB
αὐτοῦ;
autoo
“his”
- Transliteration
- au-TOO
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /au.ˈtuː/
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
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au-TOO
- sentence
Ê TI DÔ-sei AN-thrô-pos an-TAL-lag-ma TÊS psy-KHÊS au-TOO
Exegesis
The adversative dè {δὲ | dè} “but” introduces the apodosis, highlighting the contrast between worldly gain and spiritual loss through the aorist passive subjunctive zēmiōthḗ {ζημιωθῇ | zē-mi-ō-thḗ} “might forfeit” with object tḗn psuchḗn autoû {τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ | tḗn psu-chḗn au-toû} “his soul.”
The second parallel question is signaled by ḕ {ἢ | ḕ} “or,” with the future indicative dṓsei {δώσει | dṓ-sei} “will give” and its object the accusative antállagma {ἀντάλλαγμα | an-tál-lag-ma} “exchange” governed by the genitive tês psuchês autoû {τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ | tês psu-chḗs au-toû}. This parallelism underscores the spiritual priority over material acquisition.
In context — Matthew 16:26
For what will a man gain if he obtains the whole world but forfeits his soul ? Or what will a man offer in exchange for his soul?
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:26:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Matthew 16:26, so the Greek word αὐτοῦ; (autoo) 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.16.26.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.26.W22.S1) and character.