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δεῖνα

MainId: 001185000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: δ

StrongCodes: G1170

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001185001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001185001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 92.19

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Discourse Referentials

      LEXSubDomains: Whom or What Spoken or Written About

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-10-11 15:28:46

         DefinitionShort: a reference to an entity which one cannot or does not wish to make explicit (in the NT only a reference to a man)

         Glosses: ['certain', 'somebody']

         Comments: Though in many translations δεῖνα is translated as ‘certain,’ this can give a wrong impression since it would imply that the individual is known to the parties involved or has been identified by the context.

      LEXReferences: MAT 26:18