ἐστιν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἐστιν

   es-TIN

   is
2. sentence🔊 ὡς δὲ πλείους ἡμέρας διέτριβον ἐκεῖ ὁ Φῆστος τῷ βασιλεῖ ἀνέθετο τὰ κατὰ τὸν Παῦλον λέγων Ἀνήρ τίς ἐστιν καταλελειμμένος ὑπὸ Φήλικος δέσμιος

   hōs de PLEI-ous hê-ME-ras di-E-tri-bon e-KEI ho PHÊS-tos tôi ba-si-LEI a-NE-the-to ta ka-TA ton PAU-lon LE-gōn a-NÊR TIS es-TIN ka-ta-le-lei-ME-nos hy-PO PHÊ-li-kos DES-mi-os

   as and more days they were staying there the Festus to the king presented the concerning the Paul saying a man a certain is having been left by Felix a prisoner

Exegesis

Within the speech, the clause aner tis estin kataleleimmenos hupo Phelikos desmios {Ἀνήρ τίς ἐστιν καταλελειμμένος ὑπὸ Φήλικος δέσμιος | Anḗr tis é-stin ka-ta-le-leim-mé-nos hy-pò Phḗ-li-kos dé-smi-os} is structured with aner tis “a certain man” as subject, estin as copular verb, kataleleimmenos as a perfect passive participle indicating a prior action with continuing result (“has been left”), hupo Phelikos marking the human agent, and desmios in predicate position describing the man’s status as “a prisoner.” English style requires explicit finite verbs and slightly different word order, so the temporal clause is rendered as “As/After they spent many days there,” the reporting sequence as “Festus presented the matters/case … to the king,” and the participial description as “who has been left a prisoner by Felix” or “who was left here in prison by Felix,” making the legal and ongoing nature of Paul’s custody clear in natural narrative English.