Luke 16:20:3Luke.16.20.W3TAB

τις

tis

a certain one

Transliteration
tis
Extended
tihs
IPA
/tis/

Meaning by language

English
a certain one

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    tis

  2. sentence

    ptō-KHOS DE tis o-NO-ma-ti LA-dza-ros e-BE-blē-to pros ton py-LÔ-na au-TOU heil-kō-ME-nos

Exegesis

The conjunction de {δέ | dé} links this picture to the prior account of the rich man, while tis {τις | tis} functions as an indefinite pronoun, yielding “a certain poor man.”

In contextLuke 16:20

And a certain poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores .

About this coordinate

Luke 16:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 16:20, 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.16.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.20.W3.S1) and character.