Luke 16:19:3Luke.16.19.W3TAB
τις
tis
“a certain”
- Transliteration
- tis
- Extended
- tihs
- IPA
- /tis/
Meaning by language
- English
- a certain
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
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tis
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AN-thrō-pos DE tis EEN PLOU-si-os KAI e-ne-di-DY-ske-to por-PHY-ran KAI BY-sson eu-phrai-NO-me-nos kath hê-ME-ran lam-PROS
Exegesis
The narrative particle de {δέ | dé} introduces anthropos tis {Ἄνθρωπος δέ τις | án-thro-pos de tis} as a generic figure, with the indefinite pronoun tis specifying him without naming.
In context — Luke 16:19
Now there was a certain rich man, and he dressed himself in purple and fine linen, and he was feasting in splendor every day.
About this coordinate
Luke 16:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 16:19, so the Greek word τις (tis) 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.16.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.19.W3.S1) and character.