Acts 16:14:2Acts.16.14.W2TAB
τις
tis
“a certain”
- Transliteration
- tis
- Extended
- tihs
- IPA
- /tis/
Meaning by language
- English
- a certain
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tis
- sentence
KAI tis gy-NEE o-NO-ma-ti ly-DI-a por-phy-RO-po-lis PO-le-ōs thy-a-TEI-rōn se-bo-ME-nê ton the-ON Ê-kou-en hÊS ho KY-ree-os di-Ê-noi-ksen tên kar-DI-an pro-SE-khein tois la-lou-ME-nois hy-PO tou PAU-lou
Exegesis
The verse begins with kai tis gynē {καί τις γυνὴ | kaí tis gynḗ} ‘a certain woman’, introducing a character with an indefinite yet specific reference.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–epsilon–iota–theta–omega
“to persuade, to trust”
In context — Acts 16:14
A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God , was listening; the Lord opened her heart so that she gave heed to what Paul was saying.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 16:14, so the Greek word τις (tis) 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.16.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.14.W2.S1) and character.