τινος
tìs
a man's
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.'
Mark 12:19 · Word #7
Lexicon G5100
| Lemma | τὶς |
| Transliteration | tìs |
| Strong's | G5100 |
| Definition | 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.' |
Morphology PRO.I GEN M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | PRO.I — Indefinite Pronoun — Refers to something unspecified |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | a man's |
| Literal | of-someone |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | τις |
| Strong's | G5100 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5100-07
of someone
| Morphological Notes | Indefinite pronoun; genitive masculine singular (enclitic form of τις). The genitive case denotes possession, source, or relation. |
| Rendering Rationale | The genitive singular form τίνος expresses possession or relation, hence "of." As an enclitic indefinite pronoun, it denotes an unspecified person, so "someone" preserves the core indefinite sense without adding context. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
of someone
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 reflects the indefinite genitive; the context supports a generic rather than a specified person. |