Acts 28:7:12Acts.28.7.W12TAB
τῆς
tês
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- tays
- 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
en de tois pe-RI ton TO-pon e-KEI-non hy-PĒR-khen khō-RI-a tôi PRŌ-tôi tês NÊ-sou o-NO-ma-ti po-PLÎ-ôi hos a-na-dek-SA-me-nos hê-MAS TREIS hê-ME-ras phi-LO-phro-nōs ek-SE-ni-sen
Exegesis
The dative phrase tō prōtō tēs nēsou {τῷ πρώτῳ τῆς νήσου | tôi prō-tō tês nḗ-sou} functions as a dative of possession, indicating that these estates belonged to “the chief of the island,” a local leading official rather than merely a private landowner.
Root and etymology
prophēmipi–rho–omicron–phi–eta–mu–iota
“to speak forth, proclaim”
In context — Acts 28:7
Now in the areas surrounding that place there were estates belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and hosted us kindly for three days.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 28:7, 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.28.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.7.W12.S1) and character.