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
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
au-TÔ
- clause
hoi DE EI-pan au-TÔ
- 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 context — Matthew 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.