Matthew 5:3:7Matt.5.3.W7TAB
αὐτῶν
autôn
“theirs”
- Transliteration
- au-TÔN
- Extended
- au-TÔN
- IPA
- /auˈtɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- theirs
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
au-TÔN
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti au-TÔN es-tin HÊ ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN
- sentence
ma-KA-ri-oi HOI ptô-KHOI TÔI PNEU-ma-ti HO-ti au-TÔN es-tin HÊ ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN
Exegesis
Within this clause, the genitive pronoun auton {αὐτῶν | au-tôn} is possessive, functioning with an implied predicate nominative: “theirs is.”
In context — Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
About this coordinate
Matthew 5:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 5:3, so the Greek word αὐτῶν (autôn) 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.5.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.5.3.W7.S1) and character.