Acts 15:1:5Acts.15.1.W5TAB
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
- word
tês
- sentence
KAI TI-nes ka-tel-THON-tes a-PO tês i-ou-da-I-as e-DI-das-kon tous a-del-PHOUS HO-ti e-AN mê pe-ri-tmê-THÊ-te tôi E-thei tôi mô-y-se-OS ou DY-nas-the sô-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
The noun tines {τινες | tines} “some” functions as an indefinite subject, immediately specified by the participle katalthontes apo tēs Ioudaias {καταλθόντες ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας | katalthóntes apó tēs Ioudaías} “having come down from Judea,” which attaches origin and authority.
Root and etymology
kardiakappa, alpha, rho, delta, iota, alpha
“heart-knower”
In context — Acts 15:1
Now some men, having come down from Judea, were teaching the brothers that unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you are not able to be saved .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 15:1, 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.15.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.1.W5.S1) and character.