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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. 2 Corinthians 6:15τίς · What; τίς · what
    What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
  2. 2 Corinthians 6:16τίς · What
    What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
  3. 2 Corinthians 11:11τί
    Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
  4. 2 Corinthians 11:29τίς · Who; τίς · Who
    Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?
  5. 2 Corinthians 12:13τί · In what way
    In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
  6. Galatians 3:1τίς · Who
    O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
  7. Galatians 3:19Τί · Why
    Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
  8. Galatians 4:30τί · what
    But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
  9. Galatians 5:7τίς · Who
    You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?
  10. Galatians 5:11τί · why
    Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
  11. Ephesians 1:18τίς; τίς
    I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
  12. Ephesians 1:19τί
    …and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
  13. Ephesians 3:9τίς
    …and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
  14. Ephesians 3:18τί
    …will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
  15. Ephesians 4:9τί · What
    What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
  16. Ephesians 5:10τί · what
    Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
  17. Ephesians 5:17τί · what
    Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
  18. Ephesians 6:21τί · [and] what
    Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.
  19. Philippians 1:18Τί · What
    What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
  20. Philippians 1:22τί · what
    But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
  21. Colossians 1:27τί
    To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
  22. Colossians 2:20τί · why
    If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:
  23. Colossians 3:17τι
    And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
  24. 1 Thessalonians 2:19τίς · who [is]
    After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
  25. 1 Thessalonians 3:9Τίνα · How
    How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
  26. 1 Thessalonians 4:2τίνας · [the]
    For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
  27. 1 Timothy 1:7τίνων · which
    They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
  28. 2 Timothy 3:14τίνων · whom
    But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.
  29. Hebrews 1:5Τίνι · to which
    For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?
  30. Hebrews 1:13τίνα · which
    Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
  31. Hebrews 2:6Τί · What
    But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
  32. Hebrews 3:16Τίνες · who were the ones who
    For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?
  33. Hebrews 3:17τίσιν · with whom
    And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
  34. Hebrews 3:18τίσιν · to whom
    And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
  35. Hebrews 7:11τίς · why
    Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
  36. Hebrews 11:32τί · what
    And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
  37. Hebrews 12:7τίς · what
    Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
  38. Hebrews 13:6τί · What
    So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
  39. James 2:14Τί · What
    What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
  40. James 2:16τί · what
    If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?
  41. James 3:13Τίς · Who
    Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
  42. James 4:12τίς · who
    There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
  43. 1 Peter 1:11τίνα · the time and setting
    …trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
  44. 1 Peter 3:13τίς · Who
    Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
  45. 1 Peter 4:17τί · what [will]
    For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
  46. 1 Peter 5:8τινα · [someone]
    Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  47. 1 John 2:22Τίς · Who
    Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.