Luke 18:2:3Luke.18.2.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
- word
tis
- sentence
LE-gōn kri-TÊS tis Ên EN ti-ni PO-lei ton the-ON MÊ pho-BOU-me-nos kai AN-thrō-pon MÊ en-tre-PO-me-nos
Exegesis
The subject kritēs tis {Κριτής τις | kri-tḗs tis} ‘a certain judge’ uses the indefinite pronoun in postpositive position to indicate a non-specific official.
Root and etymology
peithōpeí-thō
“to persuade, trust”
In context — Luke 18:2
He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who had no fear of God and no respect for any person.”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 18:2, 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.18.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.2.W3.S1) and character.