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τις

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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. Luke 14:16τις · A certain
    But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
  2. Luke 14:26τις · anyone
    “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
  3. Luke 15:11τις · [There was] a
    Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.
  4. Luke 16:1τις · a
    Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
  5. Luke 16:19τις · a
    Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
  6. Luke 16:20τις · a
    And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
  7. Luke 16:30τις · someone
    ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
  8. Luke 16:31τις · someone
    Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
  9. Luke 17:12τινα · one of
    As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
  10. Luke 18:2τις · a; τινι · a certain
    “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
  11. Luke 18:9τινας · some
    To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
  12. Luke 18:18τις · a certain
    Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  13. Luke 18:35τις · a
    As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
  14. Luke 19:8τινός · anyone; τι
    But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
  15. Luke 19:12τις · A
    So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
  16. Luke 19:31τις · anyone
    If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
  17. Luke 19:39τινες · some
    But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
  18. Luke 20:9τις · A
    Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
  19. Luke 20:27τινες · some
    Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
  20. Luke 20:28τινος · a man’s
    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  21. Luke 20:39τινες · Some
    Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
  22. Luke 21:2τινα · a
    …and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
  23. Luke 21:5τινων · some [of the disciples]
    As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said,
  24. Luke 22:35τινος · anything
    Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
  25. Luke 22:50τις
    And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
  26. Luke 22:56τις · A
    A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.
  27. Luke 22:59τις
    About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
  28. Luke 23:8τι · a
    When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
  29. Luke 23:19τινὰ · an
    (Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)
  30. Luke 23:26τινα
    As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
  31. Luke 24:22τινες · some
    Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
  32. Luke 24:24τινες · some
    Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
  33. Luke 24:41τι · anything
    While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
  34. John 1:46τι
    “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
  35. John 2:5τι
    His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
  36. John 2:25τις · any
    He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
  37. John 3:3τις · one
    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
  38. John 3:5τις · one
    Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
  39. John 4:33τις · someone
    So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”
  40. John 4:46τις · a
    So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
  41. John 5:5τις · One
    One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
  42. John 5:14τι · something
    Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
  43. John 5:19τι · [it]
    So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
  44. John 6:7τι · a
    Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
  45. John 6:12τι · nothing
    And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”
  46. John 6:46τις · anyone
    …not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
  47. John 6:50τις · anyone
    This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
  48. John 6:51τις · anyone
    I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”