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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

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Occurrences

525 total
  1. Acts 6:9τινες
    But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
  2. Acts 7:24τινα · one [of them]
    And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.
  3. Acts 8:9τις · a; τινα · someone
    Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
  4. Acts 8:31τις · someone
    “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
  5. Acts 8:34τινός · someone
    “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
  6. Acts 8:36τι · some
    As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
  7. Acts 9:2τινας · any
    …and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
  8. Acts 9:10τις · a
    In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
  9. Acts 9:19τινὰς · several
    …and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
  10. Acts 9:33τινα · a
    There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
  11. Acts 9:36τις · a
    In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
  12. Acts 9:43τινι · a
    And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
  13. Acts 10:1τις · [there was] a
    At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
  14. Acts 10:5τινα · a man [named]
    Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
  15. Acts 10:6τινι
    He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
  16. Acts 10:11τι · something
    He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
  17. Acts 10:23τινες · some
    So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
  18. Acts 10:47τις · anyone
    “Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
  19. Acts 10:48τινάς · [for a few]
    So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
  20. Acts 11:5τι · [of] something
    “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
  21. Acts 11:20τινες · some
    But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
  22. Acts 11:29τις
    So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
  23. Acts 12:1τινας · some
    About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
  24. Acts 13:6τινὰ · a
    They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
  25. Acts 13:15τίς · a
    After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
  26. Acts 13:41τις · someone
    ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
  27. Acts 14:8τις · a
    In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
  28. Acts 15:1τινες · some men
    Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
  29. Acts 15:2τινας · some
    And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
  30. Acts 15:5τινες · some
    But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
  31. Acts 15:24τινὲς · some
    It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
  32. Acts 15:36τινας · Some
    Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
  33. Acts 16:1τις · a
    Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
  34. Acts 16:9τις · of a
    During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
  35. Acts 16:12τινάς · [several]
    From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
  36. Acts 16:14τις · [was] a
    Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
  37. Acts 16:16τινὰ · a
    One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
  38. Acts 17:4τινες · Some
    Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
  39. Acts 17:5τινὰς · some
    The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
  40. Acts 17:6τινας · some other
    But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
  41. Acts 17:18Τινὲς · Some; τινες · Some [of them]
    Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
  42. Acts 17:20τινα · some
    For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
  43. Acts 17:21τι; τι
    Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
  44. Acts 17:25τινος · anything
    Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
  45. Acts 17:28τινες · some
    ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
  46. Acts 17:34τινὲς · some
    But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
  47. Acts 18:2τινα · a
    There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,