Acts 13:8:18Acts.13.8.W18TAB
τῆς
tês
“the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- tays
- IPA
- /tɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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-THI-sta-to de au-TOIS e-LY-mas ho MA-gos HOU-tōs gar me-ther-mê-NEU-e-tai to O-no-ma au-TOU dzê-TŌN di-a-STRE-psai ton an-THY-pa-ton a-PO tês PI-ste-ōs
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase apo tes pisteos {ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως | apó tês písteōs} specifies the source or sphere from which the proconsul is to be diverted, namely “the faith,” that is, the Christian message. In English, word order is rearranged to subject–verb–object for clarity, the parenthetical explanatory clause is preserved with a causal “for,” and the participle–infinitive chain is rendered with a finite verb plus an infinitival or gerundive construction to maintain the sense of ongoing attempt and intentional distortion.
Root and etymology
prophēmipi–rho–omicron–phi–eta–mu–iota
“to speak forth, to proclaim”
In context — Acts 13:8
But Elymas the magician was opposing them, for thus his name is interpreted, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:8:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 13:8, 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.13.8.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.8.W18.S1) and character.