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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

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Occurrences

525 total
  1. Acts 18:7τινὸς · of
    So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.
  2. Acts 18:14τι · a
    But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.
  3. Acts 18:23τινὰ · some
    After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
  4. Acts 18:24τις · a
    Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.
  5. Acts 19:1τινας · some
    While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
  6. Acts 19:9τινες · some of them
    But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
  7. Acts 19:13τινες · [there were] some
    Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
  8. Acts 19:14τινος
    Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
  9. Acts 19:24τις · a
    It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
  10. Acts 19:31τινὲς · some
    Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
  11. Acts 19:32τι · one thing
    Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
  12. Acts 19:38τινα · anyone
    So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
  13. Acts 19:39τι · anything
    But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
  14. Acts 20:9τις · a certain
    And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
  15. Acts 21:10τις · a
    After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
  16. Acts 21:16τινι
    Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
  17. Acts 21:34τι · one thing
    Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
  18. Acts 21:37τι · something
    As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
  19. Acts 22:12τις · a
    There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
  20. Acts 23:9τινὲς · some
    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
  21. Acts 23:17τι · something
    Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
  22. Acts 23:18τι · something
    So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
  23. Acts 23:20τι
    He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.
  24. Acts 23:23τινας
    Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
  25. Acts 24:1τινῶν · some; τινός · a
    Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
  26. Acts 24:12τινα · anyone
    Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
  27. Acts 24:19τι · anything
    …who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.
  28. Acts 24:24τινὰς · several
    After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
  29. Acts 25:5τί · anything
    So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”
  30. Acts 25:8τι
    Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”
  31. Acts 25:11τι · anything
    If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
  32. Acts 25:13τινῶν · several
    After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
  33. Acts 25:14τίς · a certain
    Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.
  34. Acts 25:16τινα · a
    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
  35. Acts 25:19τινα · some; τινος · a certain
    They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
  36. Acts 25:26τι
    I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.
  37. Acts 26:26τι
    For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
  38. Acts 26:31τι
    On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
  39. Acts 27:1τινας · some
    When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
  40. Acts 27:8τινὰ · a
    After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
  41. Acts 27:16τι · of a small
    Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
  42. Acts 27:26τινα · some
    However, we must run aground on some island.”
  43. Acts 27:27τινὰ
    On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
  44. Acts 27:39τινα · a
    When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
  45. Acts 27:42τις · of them
    The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
  46. Acts 27:44τινων · various parts
    The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
  47. Acts 28:3τι · a
    Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
  48. Acts 28:19τι · [charge]
    But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.