Acts 18:21:14Acts.18.21.W14TAB
τῆς
tês
“the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- têes
- 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
al-LA a-po-ta-KSA-me-nos KAI ei-PŌN PA-lin a-na-KAMP-sō pros hy-MAS tou the-OU THE-lon-tos a-NÊKH-thē a-PO tês e-PHÉ-sou
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase apo tēs Ephesou {ἀπὸ τῆς Ἐφέσου | apó tês Ephésou} specifies the point of departure. The English translation preserves the temporal subordination of the participles to the main verb and renders the genitive absolute as an explicit conditional clause to reflect its pragmatic force.
Root and etymology
krínōkappa–rho–iota–nu–omega
“to judge, decide”
In context — Acts 18:21
But after bidding them farewell and saying, “I will return to you again, if God is willing,” he set sail from Ephesus .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:21:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 18:21, 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.18.21.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.21.W14.S1) and character.