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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 18:19Τί · Why
    “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
  2. Luke 18:26τίς · Who
    Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
  3. Luke 18:36τί · what
    When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
  4. Luke 18:41Τί · What
    “What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”
  5. Luke 19:3τίς · who
    He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
  6. Luke 19:15τίς · each one; τί · what
    When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
  7. Luke 19:23τί
    Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
  8. Luke 19:31τί
    If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
  9. Luke 19:33Τί · Why
    As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
  10. Luke 19:48τί · a way
    Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
  11. Luke 20:2τίς · who
    “Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
  12. Luke 20:5τί
    They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
  13. Luke 20:13Τί · What
    ‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’
  14. Luke 20:15Τί · What
    So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
  15. Luke 20:17Τί · what
    But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
  16. Luke 20:24τίνος · Whose
    “Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
  17. Luke 20:33τίνος · whose
    So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
  18. Luke 21:7τί · what [will be]
    “Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
  19. Luke 22:23τίς · which
    Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
  20. Luke 22:24τίς · which
    A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them should be considered the greatest.
  21. Luke 22:27τίς · who
    For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
  22. Luke 22:46Τί · Why
    “Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
  23. Luke 22:64τίς · Who
    They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”
  24. Luke 22:71Τί · Why
    “Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”
  25. Luke 23:22Τί · What
    A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”
  26. Luke 23:31τί · what
    For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
  27. Luke 23:34τί · what
    Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
  28. Luke 24:5Τί · Why
    As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
  29. Luke 24:17Τίνες · What
    He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.
  30. Luke 24:38Τί · Why; τί
    “Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts?
  31. John 1:19τίς · Who
    And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
  32. John 1:21Τί · who [are you]
    “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
  33. John 1:22Τίς · Who; τί · What
    So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
  34. John 1:25Τί · Why
    …asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
  35. John 1:38Τί · What
    Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
  36. John 2:4Τί · what [is that]
    “Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
  37. John 2:18Τί · What
    On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
  38. John 2:25τί · what
    He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
  39. John 4:10τίς · who
    Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
  40. John 4:27Τί · What; Τί · Why
    Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”
  41. John 5:12Τίς · Who
    “Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.
  42. John 5:13τίς · who
    But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.
  43. John 6:6τί · what
    But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.
  44. John 6:9τί · what [ difference ]
    “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
  45. John 6:28Τί · What
    Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
  46. John 6:30Τί · What
    So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?