Matthew 17:9:3Matt.17.9.W3TAB
αὐτῶν
autôn
“their”
- Transliteration
- au-TÔN
- Extended
- au-TÔN
- IPA
- /au.ˈtɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- their
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
au-TÔN
- clause
KAI ka-ta-bai-NON-tôn au-TÔN EK TOO O-roos e-ne-TEI-la-to au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS LE-gôn
- sentence
KAI ka-ta-bai-NON-tôn au-TÔN EK TOO O-roos e-ne-TEI-la-to au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS LE-gôn mê-de-NI EI-pê-te TO HO-ra-ma HE-ôs OO HO hyi-OS TOO an-THRÔ-pou EK ne-KRÔN e-yer-THÊ
Exegesis
The genitive absolute katabainonton auton {καταβαινόντων αὐτῶν | katabainóntōn autōn} establishes a temporal frame “as they were coming down.”
In context — Matthew 17:9
On their way down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 17:9, so the Greek word αὐτῶν (autôn) 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.17.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.9.W3.S1) and character.