δεῖνα
deina
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Greek
a certain one
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deina identifies an unspecified man whom Jesus directs the disciples to approach in Matthew 26:18.
The attested use identifies an unspecified man in the city as the person to whom the disciples are directed to speak.
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An unspecified man to be approached · dominant
In Matthew 26:18, δεῖνα is a masculine singular accusative noun in the instruction to go into the city and speak to a man. The APB renders the clause, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him,” locating the man as the recipient of the message about the teacher’s time and Passover meal.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 26:18, the APB presents the man as “a certain man.” This reflects the clause’s presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalence.