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
| 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
- 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 context — Luke 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.