Matthew 22:8:5Matt.22.8.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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The word
Word in context
- word
au-TOO
- clause
TO-te LE-yei TOIS DOO-lois au-TOO
- sentence
TO-te LE-yei TOIS DOO-lois au-TOO ho MEN GA-mos HE-toi-mos es-tin HOI DE ke-klê-ME-noi ook Ê-san AK-si-oi
Exegesis
The historic present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} “he says” heightens narrative immediacy, and the dative phrase tois doulois autou {τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ | toîs doû-lois au-toû} “to his servants” identifies the recipients as the king’s commissioned agents within the story.
Root and etymology
autósa-u-t-o-s
“self, same”
In context — Matthew 22:8
Then he said to his servants, “The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 22:8, 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.22.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.8.W5.S1) and character.