Matthew 22:3:5Matt.22.3.W5TAB
αὐτοῦ
autoo
“his”
- Transliteration
- au-TOO
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /auˈtuː/
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
KAI a-PE-stei-len TOOS DOO-loos au-TOO ka-LE-sai TOOS ke-klê-ME-noos eis TOOS GA-moos
- sentence
KAI a-PE-stei-len TOOS DOO-loos au-TOO ka-LE-sai TOOS ke-klê-ME-noos eis TOOS GA-moos KAI ouk Ê-the-lon el-THEIN
Exegesis
The aorist verb apesteilen {ἀπέστειλεν | apésteilen} ‘sent’ introduces the main action of the king in the parable, with tous doulous autou {τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ | toús doúlous autoû} ‘his servants’ as the direct object, marked by the accusative article-noun-pronoun chain.
Root and etymology
autósa-u-t-o-s
“self, same”
In context — Matthew 22:3
And he sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast , but they were not willing to come .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 22:3, 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.22.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.3.W5.S1) and character.