Matthew 19:25:8Matt.19.25.W8TAB

Τίς

tis

Who

Transliteration
TIS
Extended
TIS
IPA
/ˈtis/

Meaning by language

English
Who

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. clause

    TIS A-ra DY-na-tai sô-THÊ-nai

  3. sentence

    a-KOO-san-tes DE hoi ma-thê-TAI ek-se-PLÊS-son-to SPHO-dra LE-gon-tes TIS A-ra DY-na-tai sô-THÊ-nai

Exegesis

The interrogative pronoun tis {Τίς | tis} ‘who’ begins the question, with the particle ara {ἄρα | ara} ‘then’ indicating inference.

In contextMatthew 19:25

But when the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then is able to be saved ?”

About this coordinate

Matthew 19:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 19:25, 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 Matt.19.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.25.W8.S1) and character.