Acts 15:4:7Acts.15.4.W7TAB
τῆς
tês
“the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- têhs
- 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
pa-ra-ge-NO-me-noi de eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma pa-re-DEKH-thê-san a-PO tês ek-klê-SI-as kai tôn a-po-STO-lōn kai tôn pres-by-TE-rōn a-NÊNG-gei-lan te HO-sa ho the-OS e-POI-ê-sen met au-TÔN
Exegesis
The passive paredechthesan with apo governing the genitive agents tēs ekklēsias kai tōn apostolōn kai tōn presbyterōn {ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας καὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων | apó tēs ekklēsías kaí tōn apostólōn kaí tōn presbyterṓn} indicates a communal reception.
Root and etymology
kardiakappa, alpha, rho, delta, iota, alpha
“heart-knower”
In context — Acts 15:4
When they entered Jerusalem, the church, together with the apostles and the elders, received them, and they announced all that God had accomplished through them.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 15:4, 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.15.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.4.W7.S1) and character.