Definition
who? what? which? why?
With accent, the word is very specific.
When this word means "why?" it will usually be in the neuter (τί).
| Hebrews 7:11 | If, then, perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people had received the law), what (tis | τίς | nom sg fem) further need would there have been for another kind of priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than one designated after the order of Aaron? |
| Hebrews 11:32 | And what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) more shall I say? For time would fail me if I told about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, about both David and Samuel and the prophets, |
| Hebrews 12:7 | Endure your trials as divine discipline. God is treating you as sons. For what (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) son is there whom a father does not discipline? |
| Hebrews 13:6 | So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What (ti | τί | acc sg neut) can man do to me?” |
| James 2:14 | What (ti | τί | nom sg neut) good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no works? Can that kind of faith save him? |
| James 2:16 | and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; stay warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not give them what their body needs, what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) good is that? |
| James 3:13 | Who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) is wise and understanding among you? By his exemplary conduct let him show his works done in the gentleness born of wisdom. |
| James 4:12 | There is only one who is the lawgiver and judge — the one who is able to save and to destroy; so who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) are you to be judging your neighbor? |
| 1 Peter 1:11 | trying to discover what (tina | τίνα | acc sg masc) time or manner of time the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. |
| 1 Peter 3:13 | And who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) is the one who will harm you if you become zealots for what is good? |
| 1 Peter 4:17 | Because the time has come to begin judgment with the house of God, and if first with us, what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? |
| 1 John 2:22 | Who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the Antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. |
| 1 John 3:2 | Dear friends, at the present time we are children of God, and it has not yet been revealed what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) we will be. But we do know that when he is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is. |
| 1 John 3:12 | We are not to be like Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and those of his brother were righteous. |
| 1 John 5:5 | Who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) is it that conquers the world, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? |
| Revelation 2:7 | He who has an ear, let him hear what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. |
| Revelation 2:11 | He who has an ear, let him hear what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) the Spirit is saying to the churches. The one who conquers will not be harmed by the second death. |
| Revelation 2:17 | He who has an ear, let him hear what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna. And I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name which no one can understand except the one who receives it. |
| Revelation 2:29 | He who has an ear, let him hear what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) the Spirit is saying to the churches. |
| Revelation 3:6 | He who has an ear, let him hear what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) the Spirit is saying to the churches. |
| Revelation 3:13 | He who has an ear, let him hear what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) the Spirit is saying to the churches. |
| Revelation 3:22 | He who has an ear, let him hear what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) the Spirit is saying to the churches.” |
| Revelation 5:2 | And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” |
| Revelation 6:17 | because the great day of their wrath has come, and who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) is able to stand fast?” |
| Revelation 7:13 | Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “These dressed in white robes — who (tines | τίνες | nom pl masc) are they and where did they come from?” |
Mnemonics
τίς mnemonic