¿What does "a éste" mean?
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My question is mainly geared towards this one verse of the Reina Valera (1960) that I read a couple days ago:
"Pues me propuse no saber entre vosotros cosa alguna sino a Jesucristo, y a éste crucificado. (?1 Corintios? ?2?:?2? RVR1960)"
I tried searching around for an accurate translation but I couldn't find anything that makes sense, since we all know "este" means this when referring to a masculine noun. Is this an old way to say "his" in Spanish? It seems like it but I'm not sure.
If anyone can clear this up to me, that would be great 
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updated Aug 28, 2014
posted by Dsanders17
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The tilde on the first "e" indicates that is a pronoun. Him would be the translation in this case.
updated Sep 7, 2017
posted by DualG
Are pronouns like "a éste" still use these days though? - Dsanders17, Aug 28, 2014
Yes. They are not unusual. - DualG, Aug 28, 2014
It was in 2010 when 'Ortografía de la lengua española' finally decided that they must not be accented. However, you will 'read' them everywhere. More info: http://goo.gl/xlzqvn - RelaxingCup, Aug 28, 2014
