ἐκείνους
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 16:35 · 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 DET ACC M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | DET — Determiner — Specifies a noun |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | those |
| Literal | those |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐκεῖνος |
| Strong's | G1565 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1565-14
those ones
| Morphological Notes | Demonstrative pronoun; accusative case, masculine gender, plural number (direct object form). |
| Rendering Rationale | The accusative masculine plural form denotes multiple persons as the object, marked by distance or distinction from the speaker. "Those ones" preserves both plurality and the contrastive/distant demonstrative force inherent in ἐκεῖνος. |
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