αὐτούς, (autous) in Matthew 1:18: Accusative Plural Masculine

Pronoun: the word stands in place of a noun and points back to the persons already in view.

Accusative: the form usually marks a direct object or another object-like role in the clause.

Plural: the form refers to more than one person or entity in this occurrence.

Masculine: the form is marked masculine grammatically, but that feature alone does not make a theological or social claim.

συνελθεῖν

The pronoun follows the infinitive phrase and supplies the persons involved in the action of coming together. The grammar fits the scene of Joseph and Mary and points to the pair as the ones not yet joined.

It functions as the object of the infinitive and identifies the two people whose union has not yet occurred.

It does not introduce a new subject, and it does not by itself specify more than the referenced pair in context.

Moderate: The pronoun identifies the pair whose coming together had not yet occurred.

Accusative object of the infinitive. points to the two people in view in the pre-union statement. Attached to the infinitive phrase about coming together. Governed by the infinitive in the birth narrative. The grammar clarifies reference, while the narrative context controls the sensitive relational meaning.

Who had not yet come together? The pronoun points to the pair already in view, Joseph and Mary.

Direct: The accusative plural directly supports a rendering that keeps both persons in view.

The pronoun should be interpreted from the birth narrative context and not treated as an anonymous plural group.

Plural pronoun changes the narrative referents: The pronoun points to the already named pair; it does not introduce a new group.

The witness reads αὐτούς in Matthew 1:18 within the clause πριν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτούς.

The lemma is αὐτός, a flexible pronoun that can refer back to previously mentioned persons and must be read from context.

Here the accusative plural fits the infinitive συνελθεῖν and naturally points to Joseph and Mary, the pair already named in the verse.

The clause says that before they came together, Mary was found to be with child. The pronoun supports that relational setting without adding extra detail.

This use aligns with the verse's focus on the couple's relationship and the timing of Mary's pregnancy within the narrative.

For readers and teachers, the form helps identify the people in view and keeps the sentence anchored to the developing marriage context.

Do not derive an uncertain third party, a new subject, or a special theological meaning from the case or number alone.