Matthew 22:45:9Matt.22.45.W9TAB
αὐτοῦ
autoo
“his”
- Transliteration
- au-TOO
- Extended
- au-TOO
- IPA
- /au.ˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his
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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
PÔS hy-OS au-TOO es-tin
- sentence
ei OON dau-ID ka-LEI au-TON KY-ree-on PÔS hy-OS au-TOO es-tin
Exegesis
This clause has huios {υἱός | hui-ós} ‘son’ as the predicate nominative, autou {αὐτοῦ | au-toû} ‘of him’ as a possessive genitive modifying “son,” and estin {ἐστιν | é-stin} ‘is’ as the copular verb: “how is he his son.” The two clauses together create a rhetorical paradox: if the Messiah is addressed by David as “Lord,” it is difficult to categorize Him merely as David’s descendant. In translation, the conditional and interrogative structure is preserved (“If therefore… how is…”) to retain the argumentative force, while capitalization of “Him” and “He” reflects the messianic reference implicit in the context.
Root and etymology
autósa-u-t-o-s
“self, same”
In context — Matthew 22:45
If therefore David calls Him Lord , how is He his son ?
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:45:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 22:45, 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.22.45.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.45.W9.S1) and character.