Matthew 2:5:4Matt.2.5.W4TAB

αὐτῷ·

autô

to him

Transliteration
au-TÔ
Extended
au-TÔ
IPA
/au.ˈtɔː/

Meaning by language

English
to him

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Result
αὐ + τῷ·
au + tô
autô

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Upsiloni — as in machine
Taut — as in top
Omegao — same as omicron

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Word in context

  1. word

    au-TÔ

  2. clause

    hoi DE EI-pan au-TÔ

  3. sentence

    hoi DE EI-pan au-TÔ en bêth-LE-em TÊS i-oo-DAI-as HOO-tôs GAR YE-gra-ptai di-A TOO pro-PHÊ-too

Exegesis

eipan {εἶπαν | eî-pan} carries the main action of the sentence, and auto {αὐτῷ | au-tô} marks the indirect object, the one addressed.

In contextMatthew 2:5

But they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is how it stands written by the prophet ."

About this coordinate

Matthew 2:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 2:5, so the Greek word αὐτῷ· (autô) 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.2.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.5.W4.S1) and character.