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τις

tisoneHow to read Greek
greekNew Testament525 occurrences27 books481 verses

Definition

τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός,

enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε.

I. As subst.,

1. one, a certain one: Luke 9:49, John 11:1, Acts 5:25, al.; pl., τίνες, certain, some: Luke 13:1, Acts 15:1, Romans 3:8, al.

2. someone, anyone, something, anything: Matthew 12:29, Mark 9:30, Luke 8:46, John 2:25, Acts 17:25, Romans 5:7, al.; = indef., one (French on), Mark 8:4, John 2:25, Romans 8:24, al.; pl., τινες, some, Mark 14:4, al.

II. II. As adj.,

1. a certain: Matthew 18:12, Luke 1:5; 8:27, Acts 3:2, al.; with proper names, Mark 15:21, Luke 23:26, al.; with genitive partit., Luke 7:19, al.

2. some: Mrk.16:[8], John 5:14, Acts 17:21; 24:24, Hebrews 11:40, al.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as τις:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

525 total
  1. 2 Peter 2:19τις
    They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
  2. 2 Peter 3:9τινες · some; τινας · anyone
    The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
  3. 2 Peter 3:16τινα · Some [parts]
    He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
  4. 1 John 2:1τις · anyone
    My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
  5. 1 John 2:15τις · anyone
    Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
  6. 1 John 2:27τις · anyone
    And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
  7. 1 John 4:20τις · anyone
    If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
  8. 1 John 5:14τι · anything
    And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
  9. 1 John 5:16τις · anyone
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
  10. 2 John 1:10τις · anyone
    If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
  11. 3 John 1:9τι · [about this]
    I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
  12. Jude 1:4τινες · certain
    For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
  13. Revelation 3:20τις · anyone
    Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
  14. Revelation 11:5τις · anyone; τις · anyone who
    If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
  15. Revelation 13:9τις · He who
    He who has an ear, let him hear:
  16. Revelation 13:10τις · anyone; τις · anyone
    “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
  17. Revelation 13:17τις · one
    …so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
  18. Revelation 14:9τις · anyone
    And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
  19. Revelation 14:11τις · anyone who
    And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
  20. Revelation 20:15τις · anyone
    And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
  21. Revelation 22:18τις · anyone
    I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.
  22. Revelation 22:19τις · anyone
    And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.