Acts 28:3:19Acts.28.3.W19TAB
τῆς
tês
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- TÊS
- IPA
- /tɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
sy-STRE-psan-tos DE tou PAU-lou phry-GA-nōn ti PLÊ-thos KAI e-pi-THE(n)-tos e-PI tên py-RAN E-khid-na a-PO tês THER-mês ek-sel-THOU-sa ka-THÊ-ps(e) tês khei-ROS au-TOU
Exegesis
The subject of the main clause is echidna {ἔχιδνα | é-khi-dna}, followed by the participle exelthousa {ἐξελθοῦσα | ex-el-thoû-sa} “having come out,” which is modified by the prepositional phrase apo tes thermes {ἀπὸ τῆς θέρμης | a-pò tês thér-mēs}, indicating source or cause (“from the heat”).
The aorist verb kathepsen {καθῆψεν | ka-thê-psen} carries the main action “fastened,” taking as its object the genitive phrase tes cheiros autou {τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ | tês kheir-ós au-toû}, a genitive of the part affected. English resolves the genitive absolutes into temporal clauses (“when,” “as”) and makes the participial exelthousa explicit as “came out,” preserving the sequence of actions while clarifying causation (“from” / “because of” the heat).
Root and etymology
prophēmipi–rho–omicron–phi–eta–mu–iota
“to speak forth, proclaim”
In context — Acts 28:3
But when Paul had gathered a quantity of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out from the heat and fastened itself to his hand .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:3:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 28:3, 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.28.3.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.3.W19.S1) and character.