Luke 14:28:1Luke.14.28.W1TAB
τίς
tees
“who”
- Transliteration
- TEES
- Extended
- teees
- IPA
- /ˈtis/
Meaning by language
- English
- who
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
TEES
- sentence
TEES gar eks hy-MON THE-lōn PYR-gon oi-ko-do-MÊ-sai ou-KHI PRÔ-ton ka-THI-sas psê-PHI-dzei tên da-PA-nēn ei E-khei eis a-par-tis-MON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the rhetorical question tis gar {τίς γὰρ | tís gàr} ‘for which one’, engaging the audience directly.
In context — Luke 14:28
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost , to see whether he has enough for completion ?
About this coordinate
Luke 14:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 14:28, so the Greek word τίς (tees) 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 Luke.14.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.28.W1.S1) and character.