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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. Luke 8:45Τίς · Who
    “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
  2. Luke 9:9τίς · who
    “I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.
  3. Luke 9:18Τίνα · Who
    One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
  4. Luke 9:20τίνα · Who
    “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
  5. Luke 9:25Τί · What
    What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?
  6. Luke 9:46τίς · which
    Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
  7. Luke 10:22τίς · who; τίς · who
    All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
  8. Luke 10:25τί · what
    One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  9. Luke 10:26τί · What
    “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”
  10. Luke 10:29τίς · who
    But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
  11. Luke 10:36Τίς · Which
    Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
  12. Luke 11:5Τίς · [Suppose one]
    Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
  13. Luke 11:11Τίνα · What
    What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
  14. Luke 11:19τίνι · whom
    And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
  15. Luke 12:5τίνα · whom
    But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
  16. Luke 12:11τί; τί · what
    When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
  17. Luke 12:14τίς · who
    But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
  18. Luke 12:17Τί · What
    So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
  19. Luke 12:20τίνι · who
    But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
  20. Luke 12:22τί · what; τί · what
    Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
  21. Luke 12:25τίς · Who
    Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
  22. Luke 12:26τί · why
    So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?
  23. Luke 12:29τί · what; τί
    And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
  24. Luke 12:42Τίς · Who
    And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
  25. Luke 12:49τί · how
    I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
  26. Luke 12:57Τί · why
    And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
  27. Luke 13:7τί
    So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
  28. Luke 13:18Τίνι · What; τίνι · To what
    Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
  29. Luke 13:20Τίνι · To what
    Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?
  30. Luke 14:5Τίνος · Which
    And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
  31. Luke 14:28Τίς · Which
    Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
  32. Luke 14:31τίς · what
    Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
  33. Luke 14:34τίνι · what
    Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
  34. Luke 15:4Τίς · What
    “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
  35. Luke 15:8τίς · what
    Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
  36. Luke 15:26τί · what
    So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
  37. Luke 16:2Τί · What [is]
    So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
  38. Luke 16:3Τί · What
    The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
  39. Luke 16:4τί · what
    I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
  40. Luke 16:11τίς · who
    So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
  41. Luke 16:12τίς · who
    And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
  42. Luke 17:7Τίς · Which
    Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
  43. Luke 17:8τί
    Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?
  44. Luke 18:6τί
    And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.
  45. Luke 18:18τί · what
    Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”