Definition
who? what? which? why?
Vocabulary Form
τίς, τί
Erasmian
Modern
Root
τιν
Frequency
555
GK
5515
Mnemonics
With accent, the word is very specific.
Notes
When this word means "why?" it will usually be in the neuter (τί).
Biblical Concordance
| Galatians 5:11 | But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why (ti | τί | acc sg neut) am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed. |
| Ephesians 1:18 | I pray that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may comprehend the hope to which he has called you, what (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) are the rich benefits of his glorious inheritance among the saints, |
| Ephesians 1:19 | and what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) is the incomparable greatness of his power available for us who believe, according to the exercise of his mighty strength, |
| Ephesians 3:9 | and to make it plain to all what (tis | τίς | nom sg fem) is the administration of the mystery, which was kept hidden for ages in God who created all things, |
| Ephesians 3:18 | in order that you may be empowered to grasp with all the saints what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) is the breadth and length and height and depth, |
| Ephesians 4:9 | Now the expression “he ascended,” what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) does it imply except that he also descended to the lower regions, to the earth? |
| Ephesians 5:10 | always trying to discern what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) is pleasing to the Lord. |
| Ephesians 5:17 | Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) the will of the Lord is. |
| Ephesians 6:21 | Now in order that you also may know my circumstances, how (ti | τί | acc sg neut) I am doing, Tychicus, a dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything. |
| Philippians 1:18 | What (ti | τί | nom sg neut) then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice. |
| Philippians 1:22 | If I am to go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me; yet I do not know which (ti | τί | acc sg neut) I would prefer. |
| Colossians 1:27 | To them God chose God to make known how (ti | τί | nom sg neut) great among the Gentiles are the glorious riches of this mystery, this among the Gentiles which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. |
| Colossians 2:20 | Since you died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why (ti | τί | acc sg neut), as though you were still living in the world, do you submit to regulations such as, |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:19 | For what (tis | τίς | nom sg fem) is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not indeed you? |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:9 | For what (tina | τίνα | acc sg fem) thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice before our God because of you? |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:2 | For you know what (tinas | τίνας | acc pl fem) commands we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:8 | nor did we eat anyone’s (tinos | τινος | gen sg masc) food without paying for it. Instead we kept working night and day with toil and hardship, so we would not be a burden to any of you, |
| 1 Timothy 1:7 | wishing to be teachers of the law even though they do not understand either what they are saying or concerning what (tinōn | τίνων | gen pl neut) things they are so dogmatically asserting. |
| 2 Timothy 3:14 | But you, remain in what you have learned and have been convinced of, knowing from whom (tinōn | τίνων | gen pl masc) you learned |
| Hebrews 1:5 | For to which (tini | τίνι | dat sg masc) of the angels did God ever say, “My Son are you! Today I have fathered you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? |
| Hebrews 1:13 | And to which (tina | τίνα | acc sg masc) of the angels has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”? |
| Hebrews 2:6 | But someone has testified somewhere, “What (ti | τί | nom sg neut) is man that you take thought for him, or the son of man, that you care for him? |
| Hebrews 3:16 | For who (tines | τίνες | nom pl masc) were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not really all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses? |
| Hebrews 3:17 | And with whom (tisin | τίσιν | dat pl masc) was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? |
| Hebrews 3:18 | And to whom (tisin | τίσιν | dat pl masc) did he swear that they would not enter his rest, except those who had refused to obey? |
Mnemonics
τίς mnemonic