ἐκεῖναί
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).
John 5:39 · Word #13
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 PRO.D NOM F PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | PRO.D — Demonstrative Pronoun — Points to something specific |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | those |
| Literal | those |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐκεῖνος |
| Strong's | G1565 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1565-02
those
| Morphological Notes | Demonstrative determiner/pronoun; nominative, feminine, plural (distant demonstrative). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is nominative feminine plural of the distant demonstrative ἐκεῖνος, indicating "those" in contrast to what is near. English does not mark grammatical gender here, but the plural distant reference is preserved. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
those
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'Those' is the correct demonstrative for the feminine plural as referenced here, matching context and P1. |