Luke 7:39:18Luke.7.39.W18TAB
τίς
tis
“who”
- Transliteration
- TIS
- Extended
- TIHS
- 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
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TIS
- sentence
i-DON de ho pha-ri-SAI-os ho ka-LE-sas au-TON EI-pen en he-au-TÔI LE-gōn HOU-tos ei ÊN pro-PHÊ-tês e-GI-nō-sken AN TIS kai po-ta-PÊ hê gy-NÊ HÊ-tis HAP-te-tai au-TOU HO-ti ha-mar-tō-LOS ES-tin
Exegesis
The interrogative tis {τίς | tís} ‘who’ and qualitative potapē {ποταπὴ | potapḗ} ‘what sort’ modify hē gunē {ἡ γυνὴ | hē gynḗ} ‘the woman,’ forming the object clause.
Root and etymology
peithōpi–epsilon–iota–theta–omega
“to trust, to persuade”
In context — Luke 7:39
When the Pharisee who had invited Him saw it, he said within himself, “If this man were a prophet , He would know who and what kind of woman is touching Him, that she is a sinner.”
About this coordinate
Luke 7:39:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Luke 7:39, so the Greek word τίς (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.7.39.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.7.39.W18.S1) and character.