Acts 27:39:11Acts.27.39.W11TAB
τινα
tina
“a certain”
- Transliteration
- TI-na
- Extended
- TIH-nah
- IPA
- /ˈti.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- a certain
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
TI-na
- sentence
HO-te de hê-ME-ra e-GE-ne-to tên gên ouk e-pe-GI-nô-skon KOL-pon DE TI-na ka-te-NO-oun E-khon-ta ai-gi-a-LON eis hon e-bou-LEU-on-to ei DY-nain-to ek-SÔ-sai to PLOI-on
Exegesis
A mild contrast is signaled by de {δὲ | dè} as the narrative shifts to kolpon tina katenooun echonta aigialon {κόλπον δέ τινα κατενόουν ἔχοντα αἰγιαλὸν | kól-pon dè tí-na ka-te-nóu-on é-khon-ta ai-gi-a-lòn}. Here, kolpon tina is the object of katenooun, with the participle echonta modifying kolpon and specifying that this bay possessed an aigialon, a shore suitable for landing.
In context — Acts 27:39
When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a shore, and they planned, if they might be able, to run the ship aground there.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:39:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 27:39, so the Greek word τινα (tina) 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.27.39.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.39.W11.S1) and character.