κίς G2797
Kish, the father of King Saul (personal name)
This is the personal name of Saul's father, preserved from the Hebrew Bible. Acts 13:21 references Saul as 'son of Kish' in Paul's synagogue sermon reviewing Israel's history. The transliterations across languages preserve the name (Kis, Kís, Κίς) with minor variation. This genealogical detail identifies which Saul is meant and connects the apostle Paul (also called Saul) to Israel's first king from the same tribe of Benjamin.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The personal name of King Saul's father from the tribe of Benjamin. This genealogical marker in Paul's speech establishes Saul's legitimate tribal credentials while also creating subtle resonance with Paul himself—both Benjaminites named Saul, one a failed king, the other an apostle of the true King. 1×
AR["قَيسَ"]·ben["কীশের"]·DE["Κίς"]·EN["of-Kis"]·FR["Claudia"]·heb["קִישׁ"]·HI["कीश"]·ID["Kis"]·IT["Kis"]·jav["Kis,"]·KO["기스의"]·PT["de-Quis,"]·RU["Киса"]·ES["de-Kís"]·SW["wa-Kishi,"]·TR["Kiş'in"]·urd["قیس-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
κίς, ὁ, genitive κιός, accusative κῖν, weevil, κεῖνον [τὸν χρυσὸν] οὐ σὴς οὐδὲ κὶς δάπτει oxytone, 4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus “Scholia in Theodosii Canones” 1.383): _genitive_ κῑός Hdn.Gr. 2.674: _accusative_ κῖν 4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus [same place]] ">Refs 5th c.BC+