τίς

tis

Greek G5101 Interrogative pronoun 568 occurrences in 512 verses
τίς which?

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?, Mat.3:7 26:68; Mrk.11:28, Luk.9:9, al. mult.; with genitive partit., Act.7:52, Heb.1:5, al; before ἐκ (= genitive partit.), Mat.6:27, Luk.14:28, Jhn.8:46; = ποῖος, Mrk.4:41 6:2, Luk.19:3, Act.17:19, al.; = πότερος (M, Pr., 77), Mat.21:31 27:17, Luk.22:27, al.; = ὅς or ὅστις (rare in cl.; cf. Bl., §50, 5; M, Pr., 93), Act.13:25.

2. Neut.: τί; what?, Mat.5:47 11:7, Mrk.10:3, al.; χάριν τίνος, 1Jn.3:12; διὰ τί, Mat.9:11, al.; εἰς τί, Mat.14:31, al.; elliptically, ἵνα τί (sc. γένηται), why, Mat.9:5, al.; τί οὖν, Rom.3:9 6:1, 15 1Co.14:15, al.; τί γάρ, Rom.3:3, Phi 1:18; τί ἐμοὶ (ὑμῖν) καὶ σοί, see: ἔγω.

II. As adj.: who? what? which?, Mat.5:46, Luk.14:31, Jhn.2:18, al.

III. As adv.: = διὰ τι (τί ὅτι), why, Mat.6:28, Mrk.4:40, Luk.6:46, Jhn.18:23, al.; in rhet. questions, = a negation, Mat.27:4, Jhn.21:22, 23 1Co.5:12 7:16, al. in exclamations (like Heb. מָה), how (2Ki.6:20, Psa.3:2, al.), Luk.12:49.

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Concordance 512 verses

  1. Luke 22:64 τίς

    They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”

  2. “Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”

  3. 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.”

  4. For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

  5. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

  6. 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?

  7. Luke 24:17 Τίνες

    He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.

  8. Luke 24:38 Τίτί

    “Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

  9. John 1:19 τίς

    And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”

  10. “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

  11. John 1:22 Τίςτί

    So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

  12. asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

  13. Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”

  14. “Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”

  15. On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

  16. He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.

  17. John 4:10 τίς

    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.”

  18. John 4:27 ΤίΤί

    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?”

  19. John 5:12 Τίς

    “Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.

  20. John 5:13 τίς

    But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.

  21. But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.

  22. “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”

  23. Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”

  24. John 6:30 Τίτί

    So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

  25. John 6:60 τίς

    On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”

  26. John 6:64 τίνεςτίς

    However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)

  27. John 6:68 τίνα

    Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

  28. Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”

  29. John 7:20 τίς

    “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”

  30. John 7:36 τίς

    What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”

  31. Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”

  32. “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”

  33. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”

  34. John 8:25 τίς

    “Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.

  35. Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.

  36. John 8:46 Τίςτί

    Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?

  37. John 8:53 τίνα

    Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”

  38. John 9:2 τίς

    and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

  39. So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.

  40. John 9:21 τίς

    But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

  41. “What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”

  42. He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”

  43. John 9:36 τίς

    “Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”

  44. John 10:6 τίνα

    Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.

  45. Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”

  46. Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.

  47. They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”

  48. “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”

  49. Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.

  50. John 12:34 τίς

    The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

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