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
| Mark 15:35 | And when some (tines | τινες | nom pl masc) of the bystanders heard this, they said, “Listen, he is calling Elijah!” |
| Mark 15:36 | Then someone (tis | τις | nom sg masc) ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a staff, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Permit me; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.” |
| Mark 16:18 | with their hands they will pick up snakes; and if they drink any (ti | τι | acc sg neut) deadly poison it will in no way harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” |
| Luke 1:5 | There was in the days of Herod, king of Judah, a certain (tis | τις | nom sg masc) priest by the name of Zechariah, of the priestly division of Abijah; and his wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. |
| Luke 6:2 | Some (tines | τινές | nom pl masc) of the Pharisees asked, “Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” |
| Luke 7:2 | The servant of a certain (tinos | τινος | gen sg masc) centurion who was highly valued by him was sick and about to die. |
| Luke 7:18 | The disciples of John told him about all these things. Calling two of his disciples, John |
| Luke 7:36 | Now one (tis | τις | nom sg masc) of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, so he went into the house of the Pharisee and took his place at table. |
| Luke 7:40 | And Jesus, answering, said to him, “Simon, I have something (ti | τι | acc sg neut) to say to you.” And he said, “Teacher, say it.” |
| Luke 7:41 | “There were two debtors to a certain (tini | τινι | dat sg masc) moneylender. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. |
| Luke 8:2 | as well as certain (tines | τινες | nom pl fem) women who had been healed from evil spirits and diseases (Mary who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, |
| Luke 8:27 | When he stepped out on the land, a (tis | τις | nom sg masc) man from the town met him, who was possessed by demons, and for a long time had not worn clothes or had lived in a house but among the tombs. |
| Luke 8:46 | But Jesus said, “Someone (tis | τις | nom sg masc) touched me, for I was aware of power going out from me.” |
| Luke 8:49 | While he was still speaking, someone (tis | τις | nom sg masc) came from the house of the synagogue-ruler, saying, “Your daughter is dead; do not bother the Teacher any longer.” |
| Luke 8:51 | When he went into the house he did not allow anyone (tina | τινα | acc sg masc) to go in with him except Peter and John and James, and the father of the child and her mother. |
| Luke 9:7 | Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed because it was being said by some (tinōn | τινων | gen pl masc) that John had been raised from the dead, |
| Luke 9:8 | by some (tinōn | τινων | gen pl masc) that Elijah had appeared, and by others that a certain (tis | τις | nom sg masc) one (tis | τις | nom sg masc) of the ancient prophets had risen. |
| Luke 9:19 | They replied, “John the Baptist; others say, Elijah; still others that one (tis | τις | nom sg masc) of the ancient prophets of old has risen.” |
| Luke 9:23 | Then he said to all, “If someone (tis | τις | nom sg masc) wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and let him take up his cross daily, and let him follow me. |
| Luke 9:27 | But I tell you most certainly: There are some (tines | τινες | nom pl masc) of those standing here who will certainly not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.” |
| Luke 9:49 | Answering, John said, “Master, we saw someone (tina | τινα | acc sg masc) casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow you with us.” |
| Luke 9:57 | As they were going along the road, someone (tis | τις | nom sg masc) said to him, “I will follow you wherever you are heading.” |
| Luke 10:25 | Once a (tis | τις | nom sg masc) lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” |
| Luke 10:30 | Jesus continued, saying, “A (tis | τις | nom sg masc) man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers. After stripping him of his clothes and beating him, they went off, leaving him half dead. |
| Luke 10:31 | Now by chance a (tis | τις | nom sg masc) priest was going down by that way and, when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. |
Mnemonics
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