Acts 19:26:12Acts.19.26.W12TAB
τῆς
tês
“the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- tês
- 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
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KAI the-ô-REI-te KAI a-KOU-e-te HO-ti OU MO-non e-PHE-sou al-LA skhe-DON PA-sês tês a-SI-as ho PAU-los HOU-tos PEI-sas me-TE-stê-sen hi-ka-NON O-khlon LE-gōn HO-ti OUK ei-SIN the-OI hoi di-A khei-RŌN gi-NO-me-noi
Exegesis
The phrase ou monon Ephesou alla schedon pasēs tēs Asias {οὐ μόνον Ἐφέσου ἀλλὰ σχεδὸν πάσης τῆς Ἀσίας | ou mó-non E-phé-sou al-là sche-dón pá-sēs tēs A-sí-as} forms a correlative construction “not only … but almost …,” with genitives of place indicating the geographical scope of Paul’s influence, moving from the local (Ephesus) to the wider province (Asia).
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, be instructed”
In context — Acts 19:26
And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but almost in all Asia , this Paul, having persuaded, turned away a great crowd, saying that the gods made by hands are not gods.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:26:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 19:26, 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.19.26.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.26.W12.S1) and character.