αὐτοῖς
autós
them
A third-person pronoun with the core meaning 'he, she, it,' referring to a person or thing previously mentioned or understood in context. Also used as an intensive pronoun with the sense 'he/she/it himself/herself/itself,' and as an adjective meaning 'the same' (when preceded by the article). Its usage varies by syntactical position: as a pronoun for reference and as an adjective for emphasis or identification. The semantic range covers third-person reference, reflexive emphasis, and adjectival identity.
Acts 10:23 · Word #11
Lexicon G846
| Lemma | αὐτός |
| Transliteration | autós |
| Strong's | G846 |
| Definition | A third-person pronoun with the core meaning 'he, she, it,' referring to a person or thing previously mentioned or understood in context. Also used as an intensive pronoun with the sense 'he/she/it himself/herself/itself,' and as an adjective meaning 'the same' (when preceded by the article). Its usage varies by syntactical position: as a pronoun for reference and as an adjective for emphasis or identification. The semantic range covers third-person reference, reflexive emphasis, and adjectival identity. |
Morphology PRO.P 3P DAT M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | PRO.P — Personal Pronoun — Refers to persons |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | them |
| Literal | them |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | αὐτός |
| Strong's | G846 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G846-09
to them
| Morphological Notes | Personal pronoun; 3rd person; dative case; masculine plural (Gr,RP,,,3DMP,). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form αὐτοῖς is dative masculine plural, indicating third-person plural in the dative case. "To them" preserves the plural reference and reflects the standard dative function in English. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
them
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'to them' misrepresents the dative function with σὺν, which should be rendered simply as 'them' (the object of 'together with'). Adjusted to better fit the prepositional relationship. |