Acts 20:9:3Acts.20.9.W3TAB
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
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ka-the-ZO-me-nos DE tis ne-a-NEE-as o-NO-ma-ti EU-TY-khos e-PI TÊS thy-REE-dos ka-ta-phe-RO-me-nos HY-pnō ba-THEI di-a-le-go-ME-nou tou PAU-lou e-PI PLEI-on ka-te-nekh-THEIS a-PO tou HY-pnou E-pe-sen a-PO tou tris-TE-gou KA-tō kai ÊR-thē ne-KROS
Exegesis
The sequence tis neanias {τις νεανίας | tís neanías} introduces an indefinite participant, further specified by the dative onomati Eutychos {ὀνόματι Εὔτυχος | onómati Eútukhos} “by name Eutychus.”
Root and etymology
peithopi–epsilon–iota–theta–omega
“to persuade, to trust”
In context — Acts 20:9
And a certain young man by the name of Eutychus was sitting in the window , being overcome by deep sleep as Paul was speaking at length. Having been overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 20:9, 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.20.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.9.W3.S1) and character.