αὐτὰ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 αὐτὰ

   au-TA

   them
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτὰ ἐλθεῖν πρός με,

   A-phe-te TA pai-DI-a KAI MÊ kô-LY-e-te au-TA el-THEIN PROS me

   let the children and do not hinder them to come to me
3. clause🔊 Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτὰ ἐλθεῖν πρός με, τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

   A-phe-te TA pai-DI-a KAI MÊ kô-LY-e-te au-TA el-THEIN PROS me TÔN GAR toi-OU-tôn es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN

   let the children and do not hinder them to come to me for of such is the kingdom of the heavens
4. sentence🔊 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτὰ ἐλθεῖν πρός με, τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

   ho DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen A-phe-te TA pai-DI-a KAI MÊ kô-LY-e-te au-TA el-THEIN PROS me TÔN GAR toi-OU-tôn es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN

   but {the} Jesus {He} said let the children and do not hinder them to come to me for of such is the kingdom of the heavens

Exegesis

The accusative object ta paidia {τὰ παιδία | tà pai-día} is the focus of these commands, and the complementary infinitive elthein {ἐλθεῖν | el-theîn} governed by pros {πρός | prós} specifies the intended action and direction, “to come to” the speaker, clarified by the first person pronoun me {με | me}.