τινῶν

tìs

certain

An enclitic indefinite pronoun denoting an unspecified or unidentified person or thing; used to indicate 'someone,' 'anyone,' or 'a certain one.' While its primary sense is 'a certain (person or thing),' it also functions in a nonspecific or generalizing way, expressing indefiniteness in statements and questions. Context determines whether it should be rendered as 'someone,' 'anyone,' 'a certain one,' 'anything,' or 'some.'

G5100

Acts 25:13 · Word #4

Lexicon G5100

Lemmaτὶς
Transliterationtìs
Strong'sG5100
DefinitionAn enclitic indefinite pronoun denoting an unspecified or unidentified person or thing; used to indicate 'someone,' 'anyone,' or 'a certain one.' While its primary sense is 'a certain (person or thing),' it also functions in a nonspecific or generalizing way, expressing indefiniteness in statements and questions. Context determines whether it should be rendered as 'someone,' 'anyone,' 'a certain one,' 'anything,' or 'some.'

Morphology PRO.I GEN F PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.I — Indefinite Pronoun — Refers to something unspecified
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasecertain
Literalcertain/some

Lexical Info

Lemmaτις
Strong'sG5100

SIBI-P1 Translation G5100-06

of certain ones

Morphological NotesGenitive masculine plural of the enclitic indefinite pronoun τὶς; denotes unspecified persons or things in plural form.
Rendering RationaleThe genitive plural form conveys possession or relation ('of'), while the indefinite pronoun expresses unspecified persons or things. 'Of certain ones' preserves both the genitive case and the plural indefiniteness inherent in τίνων.

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