ταύτας

tautas

these

from the article ὁ and αὐτός; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):--he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.

G3778

Acts 21:15 · Word #5

Lexicon G3778

Lemmaοὗτος
Transliterationhoûtos
Strong'sG3778
In-contextthese
Literalthese-[AFP]

Morphology DET ACC F PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech DET — Determiner — Specifies a noun
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaοὗτος
Strong'sG3778

SIBI-P1 G3778-07

these (feminine ones)

Rootοὗτος (houtos)
Core Meaningsthis, that, these, demonstrative reference, the same
Semantic Rangethis, that, these, those; the same; such; a specific person or thing identified by proximity or emphasis
Conceptual SignificanceAs a demonstrative pronoun, οὗτος often serves to highlight or specify particular people or matters in discourse, reinforcing immediacy, contrast, or emphasis within narrative and theological argumentation.
Morphological NotesGr,ED,,,,AFP = demonstrative pronoun; accusative case; feminine gender; plural number. Functions as a direct object referring to feminine nouns.
Rendering RationaleThe form ταύτας is the accusative feminine plural of οὗτος, pointing out specific feminine persons or things as the direct object. "These (feminine ones)" preserves the demonstrative force of the root while reflecting the feminine gender and plural number indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root οὗτος (this, that, these, demonstrative reference, the same)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3778-01 autai these (feminine ones)
G3778-02 aute this-one (feminine, nominative singular)
G3778-03 outoi these ones (masculine plural)

Word Usage (1385 occurrences of G3778)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:20 ταῦτα tauta these things
Matthew 1:22 τοῦτο touto this
Matthew 3:3 οὗτος outos this