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τίς

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greekNew Testament568 occurrences20 books512 verses

Definition

τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ;] in masc. and fem.,

who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions.

I. I. As subst.,

1. 1. masc., fem.: τίς; who, what?, Matthew 3:7; 26:68; Mark 11:28, Luke 9:9, al. mult.; with genitive partit., Acts 7:52, Hebrews 1:5, al; before ἐκ (= genitive partit.), Matthew 6:27, Luke 14:28, John 8:46; = ποῖος, Mark 4:41; 6:2, Luke 19:3, Acts 17:19, al.; = πότερος (M, Pr., 77), Matthew 21:31; 27:17, Luke 22:27, al.; = ὅς or ὅστις (rare in cl.; cf. Bl., §50, 5; M, Pr., 93), Acts 13:25.

2. Neut.: τί; what?, Matthew 5:47; 11:7, Mark 10:3, al.; χάριν τίνος, 1 John 3:12; διὰ τί, Matthew 9:11, al.; εἰς τί, Matthew 14:31, al.; elliptically, ἵνα τί (sc. γένηται), why, Matthew 9:5, al.; τί οὖν, Romans 3:9; 6:1, 15, 1 Corinthians 14:15, al.; τί γάρ, Romans 3:3, Philippians 1:18; τί ἐμοὶ (ὑμῖν) καὶ σοί, see: ἔγω.

II. As adj.: who? what? which?, Matthew 5:46, Luke 14:31, John 2:18, al.

III. As adv.: = διὰ τι (τί ὅτι), why, Matthew 6:28, Mark 4:40, Luke 6:46, John 18:23, al.; in rhet. questions, = a negation, Matthew 27:4, John 21:22, 23, 1 Corinthians 5:12; 7:16, al. in exclamations (like Heb. מָה), how (2 Samuel 6:20, Psalm 3:2, al.), Luke 12:49.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

568 total
  1. Romans 10:6Τίς · Who
    But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
  2. Romans 10:7Τίς · Who
    …or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”
  3. Romans 10:8τί · what
    But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
  4. Romans 10:16τίς · who
    But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
  5. Romans 11:2τί · what
    God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
  6. Romans 11:4τί · what [was]
    And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
  7. Romans 11:7Τί · What
    What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
  8. Romans 11:15τίς · what
    For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
  9. Romans 11:34Τίς · Who; τίς · who
    “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”
  10. Romans 11:35τίς · Who
    “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”
  11. Romans 12:2τί · what [is]
    Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
  12. Romans 14:4τίς · Who
    Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
  13. Romans 14:10τί · Why; τί · why
    Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
  14. 1 Corinthians 2:11τίς · who
    For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
  15. 1 Corinthians 2:16Τίς · who
    “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
  16. 1 Corinthians 3:5Τί · What; τί · what
    What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
  17. 1 Corinthians 4:7τίς · who; τί · What; τί · why
    For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
  18. 1 Corinthians 4:21τί · Which
    Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?
  19. 1 Corinthians 5:12Τί · What
    What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?
  20. 1 Corinthians 6:7τί; τί
    The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
  21. 1 Corinthians 7:16τί · How; τί · how
    How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
  22. 1 Corinthians 9:7Τίς · Who; τίς · Who; τίς · Who
    Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?
  23. 1 Corinthians 9:18τίς · What
    What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.
  24. 1 Corinthians 10:19Τί
    Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
  25. 1 Corinthians 10:29τί
    …the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
  26. 1 Corinthians 10:30τί · why
    If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
  27. 1 Corinthians 11:22τί · What
    Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
  28. 1 Corinthians 14:6τί · how
    Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
  29. 1 Corinthians 14:8τίς · who
    Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?
  30. 1 Corinthians 14:15Τί · What
    What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
  31. 1 Corinthians 14:16τί · what
    Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
  32. 1 Corinthians 14:26Τί · What
    What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.
  33. 1 Corinthians 15:2τίνι · to the
    By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
  34. 1 Corinthians 15:29τί · what; τί · why
    If these things are not so, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?
  35. 1 Corinthians 15:30τί · why
    And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?
  36. 1 Corinthians 15:32τί · what
    If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
  37. 2 Corinthians 2:2τίς · who
    For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?
  38. 2 Corinthians 2:16τίς · who [is]
    To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
  39. 2 Corinthians 6:14τίς · what; τίς · what
    Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?