Acts 13:21:12Acts.13.21.W12TAB

Κίς

kis

of Kish

Transliteration
KIS
Extended
KIHS
IPA
/kis/

Meaning by language

English
of Kish

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    KIS

  2. sentence

    ka-KEI-then êi-TÊ-san-to ba-si-LE-a kai E-dō-ken au-TOIS ho the-OS ton sa-OUL hy-ON KIS AN-dra ek phy-LÊS be-ni-a-MIN E-tê tes-se-RA-kon-ta

Exegesis

A series of accusative noun phrases then elaborates the direct object: ton Saoul {τὸν Σαοὺλ | tón Saoul} ‘Saul,’ further specified by huion Kis {υἱὸν Κίς | huión Kís} ‘son of Kish’ and appositionally by andra ek phulēs Beniamin {ἄνδρα ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμίν | ándra ek phulês Beniamín} ‘a man from the tribe of Benjamin.’ These appositional and prepositional structures build Saul’s identity and lineage, a key concern in royal narratives.

In contextActs 13:21

And from there they requested a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years .

About this coordinate

Acts 13:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 13:21, so the Greek word Κίς (kis) 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 Acts.13.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.21.W12.S1) and character.