Definition
a certain one/thing; anyone/thing; someone/thing
Vocabulary Form
τις, τι
Erasmian
Modern
Root
τιν
Frequency
534
GK
5516
Mnemonics
Without accent, the word is very general.
Mnemonic Singing
Make me a blessing to someone today.
Song
Notes
This word and the preceding are identical in form except for the accent. See their full paradigm in the Appendix. This is one situation in which knowing accents is helpful. See the Appendix for others.
τις is either not accented or it is accented on its last syllable ("ultima"). It is the indefinite pronoun.
τις is always accented on its first syllable. It is the interrogative pronoun.
Both are 3-3 adjectives, using the same third declension pattern for the masculine and feminine (τίς), and the third declension for the neuter (τις).
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 23:26 | As they led him away, they took hold of a certain (tina | τινα | acc sg masc) Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the countryside, and put the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus. |
| Luke 24:22 | Moreover, some (tines | τινες | nom pl fem) women of our group astonished us: going to the tomb early in the morning |
| Luke 24:24 | Then some (tines | τινες | nom pl masc) of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” |
| Luke 24:41 | While they still could not believe it for joy and were continuing to marvel, he said to them, “Have you anything (ti | τι | acc sg neut) to eat here?” |
| John 1:46 | And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything (ti | τι | acc sg neut) good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” |
| John 2:5 | His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” |
| John 2:25 | and because he had no need that anyone (tis | τις | nom sg masc) should give evidence concerning man, for he himself knew what was in man. |
| John 3:3 | Jesus answered him, saying, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person (tis | τις | nom sg masc) is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” |
| John 3:5 | Jesus answered, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless one (tis | τις | nom sg masc) is born of water and Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. |
| John 4:33 | Then the disciples began to say to one another, “No one (tis | τις | nom sg masc) has brought him something to eat, have they?” |
| John 4:46 | So Jesus came again to Cana in Galilee where he had made the water wine. Now in Capernaum there was a certain (tis | τις | nom sg masc) officer in the royal service whose son was ill. |
| John 5:5 | One (tis | τις | nom sg masc) man who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. |
| John 5:14 | Later on Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you have been healed! Do not sin any longer, so that nothing worse happens to you.” |
| John 5:19 | Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own, but only what (ti | τι | acc sg neut) he sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, the Son is doing likewise. |
| John 6:7 | Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, that each one may receive a (ti | τι | acc sg neut) little.” |
| John 6:12 | And when the people had eaten their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces, so that nothing will go to waste.” |
| John 6:46 | Not that anyone (tis | τις | nom sg masc) has seen the Father, except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. |
| John 6:50 | But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one (tis | τις | nom sg masc) may eat of it and not die. |
| John 6:51 | I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone (tis | τις | nom sg masc) eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh — given on behalf of the world.” |
| John 6:64 | But there are some (tines | τινες | nom pl masc) among you who do not believe.” For from the beginning Jesus knew those who would not believe, and who it was who would betray him. |
| John 7:4 | For no one acts in secret if he desires public recognition. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” |
| John 7:17 | If anyone (tis | τις | nom sg masc) is willing to do God’s will, he will know about the teaching, whether it comes from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. |
| John 7:25 | Then some (tines | τινες | nom pl masc) of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Is not this the man whom they are trying to kill? |
| John 7:37 | On the last day of the festival, the great day, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone (tis | τις | nom sg masc) is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. |
| John 7:44 | Some (tines | τινές | nom pl masc) of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him. |
Mnemonics
τis mnemonic