Matthew 22:2:13Matt.22.2.W13TAB
αὐτοῦ.
autoo
“his”
- Transliteration
- au-TOO
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /au.ˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his
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 |
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Word in context
- word
au-TOO
- phraseyour reading level
HOS-tis e-POI-ê-sen GA-moos TÔI hy-ÔI au-TOO
- sentence
hô-moi-Ô-thê HÊ ba-si-LEI-a TÔN oo-ra-NÔN an-THRÔ-pôi ba-si-LEI HOS-tis e-POI-ê-sen GA-moos TÔI hy-ÔI au-TOO
Exegesis
The dative phrase to huio autou {τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ | tō huiō autoû}, “for his son,” expresses advantage or purpose, indicating for whom the banquet is prepared. In English, the passive comparative formula is rendered more naturally as “has been compared to” (formal) or “is like” (dynamic), while the idiomatic plural “weddings” is expressed as “wedding feast” or “wedding celebration” to convey the sense of a single festal event.
Root and etymology
autósa-u-t-o-s
“self, same”
In context — Matthew 22:2
The kingdom of heaven has been compared to a man, a king , who prepared a wedding feast for his son .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 22:2, so the Greek word αὐτοῦ. (autoo) 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.22.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.2.W13.S1) and character.