Acts 14:4:5Acts.14.4.W5TAB
τῆς
tês
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- tês
- 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
e-SKHI-sthê DE to PLÊ-thos tês PO-le-ōs KAI hoi MEN Ê-san syn tois iou-DAI-ois hoi DE syn tois a-po-STO-lois
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the aorist passive verb eschisthē {ἐσχίσθη | es-khís-thē} “was divided,” fronting the verb to emphasize the decisive rupture affecting the subject, the phrase to plēthos tēs poleōs {τὸ πλῆθος τῆς πόλεως | to plê-thos tēs pó-le-ōs} “the multitude of the city.”
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, to be instructed”
In context — Acts 14:4
But the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, but others with the apostles .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 14:4, 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.14.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.4.W5.S1) and character.