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τίς

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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. John 18:29Τίνα · What
    So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”
  2. John 18:35τί · What
    “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”
  3. John 18:38Τί · What
    “What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.
  4. John 19:24τίνος · who
    So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
  5. John 20:13τί · why
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
  6. John 20:15τί · why; τίνα · Whom
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”
  7. John 21:12τίς · Who
    “Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.
  8. John 21:20τίς · who
    Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
  9. John 21:21τί · what about
    When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
  10. John 21:22τί · what [is that]
    Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
  11. John 21:23τί · what [is that]
    Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”
  12. Acts 1:11τί · why
    “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
  13. Acts 2:12Τί · What
    Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
  14. Acts 2:37Τί · what
    When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
  15. Acts 3:12τί · why; τί · Why
    And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
  16. Acts 4:9τίνι · how
    If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,
  17. Acts 4:16Τί · What
    “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
  18. Acts 4:25Τί · Why
    You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
  19. Acts 5:3τί
    Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
  20. Acts 5:4τί · How
    Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
  21. Acts 5:9Τί · How
    “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
  22. Acts 5:24τί · what
    When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
  23. Acts 5:35τί · what
    “Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.
  24. Acts 7:26τί · Why
    The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’
  25. Acts 7:27Τίς · Who
    But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
  26. Acts 7:35Τίς · Who
    This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
  27. Acts 7:40τί · what
    They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
  28. Acts 7:49τίς · where [will]
    ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
  29. Acts 7:52τίνα · Which
    Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
  30. Acts 8:33τίς · Who
    In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
  31. Acts 8:34τίνος · who
    “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
  32. Acts 8:36τί · What
    As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
  33. Acts 9:4τί · why
    He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
  34. Acts 9:5Τίς · Who
    “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
  35. Acts 9:6τί · what
    “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
  36. Acts 10:4Τί · What
    Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
  37. Acts 10:17τί
    While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
  38. Acts 10:21τίς · Why
    So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
  39. Acts 10:29Τίνι · why
    So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”
  40. Acts 11:17τίς · who
    So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”
  41. Acts 12:18τί · as to what
    At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
  42. Acts 13:25Τί · Who
    As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’
  43. Acts 14:15τί · why
    “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
  44. Acts 15:10τί · why
    Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?
  45. Acts 16:30τί · what
    Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
  46. Acts 17:18Τί · What
    Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
  47. Acts 17:19τίς · what
    So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
  48. Acts 17:20τίνα · what
    For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”