Acts 13:26:16Acts.13.26.W16TAB
τῆς
tês
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- TAYS
- IPA
- /tɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tês
- sentence
AN-dres a-del-PHOI hy-ee-OI GE-nous a-bra-AM KAI hoi en hy-MEEN pho-BOU-me-noi ton the-ON hê-MEEN ho LO-gos tês sô-tê-RI-as TAU-tês ek-sa-pe-STA-lê
Exegesis
The subject ho logos tēs sōtērias tautēs {ὁ λόγος τῆς σωτηρίας ταύτης | ho ló-gos tēs sō-tē-rí-as taú-tēs} ‘the word of this salvation’ is a genitive construction in which tēs sōtērias tautēs specifies the content or theme of the logos, emphasizing the particular salvation now being proclaimed.
Root and etymology
prophēmipi–rho–omicron–phi–eta–mu–iota
“to speak forth, to proclaim”
In context — Acts 13:26
Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you who fear God , to us the word of this salvation has been sent.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:26:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 13:26, so the Greek word τῆς (tês) 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.13.26.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.26.W16.S1) and character.