1 Corinthians 14:37:21 Cor.14.37.W2TAB

τις

tis

anyone

Transliteration
tis
Extended
tihs
IPA
/tis/

Meaning by language

English
anyone

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    tis

  2. sentence

    EI tis do-KEI pro-PHÊ-tēs EI-nai Ê pneu-ma-ti-KOS e-pi-gi-nō-SKE-tō ha GRA-phō hy-MIN HO-ti ky-REE-ou es-TIN

Exegesis

The verse begins with a conditional protasis introduced by ei {Εἴ | Eí} and tis {τις | tis}, yielding “if anyone.”

Root and etymology

tistau–iota–sigma

someone, anyone

In context1 Corinthians 14:37

If anyone thinks that he is a prophet or spiritual, he must acknowledge that the things which I write to you are of the Lord .

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 14:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 14:37, so the Greek word τις (tis) 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 1 Cor.14.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.37.W2.S1) and character.