Matthew 21:3:17Matt.21.3.W17TAB
αὐτούς.
autoos
“them”
- Transliteration
- au-TOOS
- Extended
- au-TOOS
- IPA
- /au.ˈtuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- them
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
au-TOOS
- clause
eu-THYS DE a-po-ste-LEI au-TOOS
- sentence
KAI e-AN tis hy-MIN EI-pê ti e-REI-te HO-ti ho KY-ree-os au-TÔN KHREI-an E-khei eu-THYS DE a-po-ste-LEI au-TOOS
Exegesis
The phrase chreian echei {χρείαν ἔχει | khre-í-an é-khei} ‘has need’ conveys necessity, with the adverb euthus {εὐθὺς | eu-thŷs} ‘immediately’ and the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’ marking swift transition, and the future indicative apostelei {ἀποστελεῖ | a-po-ste-leî} ‘he will send’ completing the promise of prompt dispatch with the pronoun autous {αὐτούς | au-toûs} ‘them’.
In context — Matthew 21:3
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall reply, “The Lord has need of them,” and he will send them immediately.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:3:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 21:3, so the Greek word αὐτούς. (autoos) 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.21.3.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.3.W17.S1) and character.