Midvash

τίςtís

who, which, what?; in neuter, which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions.

Greek (New Testament) · G5101

Meanings

I. As as a noun

1. masc., fem.: τίς; who, what?, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 26:68; Mark 11:28, Luke 9:9, and elsewhere many times; with genitive partit., Acts 7:52, Hebrews 1:5, al; followed by ἐκ (= genitive partit.), Matthew 6:27, Luke 14:28, John 8:46; = ποῖος, Mark 4:41, Mark 6:2, Luke 19:3, Acts 17:19, and elsewhere; = πότερος, Matthew 21:31, Matthew 27:17, Luke 22:27, and elsewhere; = ὅς or ὅστις, Acts 13:25.

2. Neut.: τί; what?, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 11:7, Mark 10:3, and elsewhere; χάριν τίνος, 1 John 3:12; διὰ τί, Matthew 9:11, and elsewhere; εἰς τί, Matthew 14:31, and elsewhere; elliptically, ἵνα τί (namely γένηται), why, Matthew 9:5, and elsewhere; τί οὖν, Romans 3:9, Romans 6:1, Romans 6:15, 1 Corinthians 14:15, and elsewhere; τί γάρ, Romans 3:3, Philippians 1:8; τί ἐμοὶ (ὑμῖν) καὶ σοί, see ἔγω.

II. As adj.: who? what? which?, Matthew 5:46, Luke 14:31, John 2:18, and elsewhere

III. As adverb: = διὰ τι (τί ὅτι), why, Matthew 6:28, Mark 4:40, Luke 6:46, John 18:23, and elsewhere; in rhet. questions, = a negation, Matthew 27:4, John 21:22, John 21:23, 1 Corinthians 5:12, 1 Corinthians 7:16, and elsewhere in exclamations (like Heb. מָה), how (2 Samuel 6:20, Psalms 3:2, and elsewhere), Luke 12:49.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 557 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?
  • Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
  • Matthew 5:46 If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.
  • Matthew 5:47 If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.
  • Matthew 6:3 But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.
  • Matthew 6:25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.