ἐκεῖνα
ekeînos
those
A demonstrative pronoun primarily meaning 'that one,' used to designate someone or something distant in place, time, or thought from the speaker or the discourse context. In various contexts, it denotes that person or thing, often as opposed to one previously mentioned or present (as with οὗτος, 'this'). In discourse, ἐκεῖνος can function anaphorically (referring to someone previously mentioned), deictically (pointing out someone or something further off), or contrastively (distinguishing that one from another).
Acts 20:2 · Word #5
Lexicon G1565
| Lemma | ἐκεῖνος |
| Transliteration | ekeînos |
| Strong's | G1565 |
| Definition | A demonstrative pronoun primarily meaning 'that one,' used to designate someone or something distant in place, time, or thought from the speaker or the discourse context. In various contexts, it denotes that person or thing, often as opposed to one previously mentioned or present (as with οὗτος, 'this'). In discourse, ἐκεῖνος can function anaphorically (referring to someone previously mentioned), deictically (pointing out someone or something further off), or contrastively (distinguishing that one from another). |
Morphology DET ACC N PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | DET — Determiner — Specifies a noun |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | those |
| Literal | those |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐκεῖνος |
| Strong's | G1565 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1565-01
those things
| Morphological Notes | Demonstrative pronoun; neuter; plural; accusative case (Gr,ED,,,,ANP). |
| Rendering Rationale | The neuter plural accusative form denotes objects that are distant in place, time, or thought. "Those things" preserves the distal force of ἐκεῖ- ("there") and reflects neuter plural accusative morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
those
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'Those' is the natural demonstrative here referring to distant regions; 'those things' is not contextually accurate as the noun is not neuter abstract but concrete plural. |