Acts 7:2:11Acts.7.2.W11TAB
τῆς
tês
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- têes
- 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
- word
tês
- sentence
ho de E-phê AN-dres a-del-PHOI kai pa-TE-res a-KOU-sa-te ho the-OS tês DOX-ksēs ŌPH-thê tôi pa-TRI hê-MON a-bra-AM ON-ti en têi me-so-po-ta-MI-a prin ê ka-toi-KÊ-sai au-TON en khar-RAN
Exegesis
The subject phrase ho theos tēs doxēs {Ὁ θεὸς τῆς δόξης | Ho theòs tês dóxēs} is an articular construction with a genitive of quality, presenting God as characterized by “glory” and framing the whole speech under divine majesty.
Root and etymology
lytroōlambda–upsilon–tau–rho–omicron–omega
“to ransom, redeem, set free”
In context — Acts 7:2
But he said, “Men, brothers, and fathers, listen! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia , before he lived in Haran.”
About this coordinate
Acts 7:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 7:2, 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.7.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.2.W11.S1) and character.