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).
| Luke 7:42 | When they were unable to pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) of them will love him more?” |
| Luke 7:49 | Then those reclining at table with him began to say to themselves, “Who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) is this, who even forgives sins?” |
| Luke 8:9 | Now his disciples were questioning him as to what (tis | τίς | nom sg fem) this parable meant. |
| Luke 8:25 | He said to them, “Where is your faith?” They were afraid and amazed, saying to one another, “Who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc), then, is this that he commands even the winds and the water and they obey him?” |
| Luke 8:28 | When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell prostate before him and in a loud voice said, “What (ti | τί | nom sg neut) have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!?” |
| Luke 8:30 | Jesus asked him, “What (ti | τί | nom sg neut) is your name?” And he said, “Legion.” (For many demons had entered him.) |
| Luke 8:45 | And Jesus said, “Who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) was it who touched me?” As everyone denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are pressing in on all sides and crowding you.” |
| Luke 9:9 | Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) is this about whom I hear such things?” So he was trying to see him. |
| Luke 9:18 | Now it happened that as he was praying by himself, the disciples were near him. He asked them, “Who (tina | τίνα | acc sg masc) do the crowds say that I am?” |
| Luke 9:20 | Then he said to them, “Now you, who (tina | τίνα | acc sg masc) do you say that I am?” And Peter replied, “The Christ of God.” |
| Luke 9:25 | For what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) good will it do a person who has gained the whole world but has lost or forfeited his very self? |
| Luke 9:46 | An argument arose among them as to which (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) of them might be the greatest. |
| Luke 10:22 | All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) the Son is except the Father, or who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.” |
| Luke 10:25 | Once a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) must I do to inherit eternal life?” |
| Luke 10:26 | He said to him, “What (ti | τί | nom sg neut) is written in the Law? How do you read it?” |
| Luke 10:29 | But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) is my neighbor?” |
| Luke 10:36 | Which (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) of these three, do you think, became a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” |
| Luke 11:5 | He said to them, “Suppose one (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, |
| Luke 11:11 | What (tina | τίνα | acc sg masc) father among you, should his son ask for a fish, will instead of a fish, give him a snake? |
| Luke 11:19 | And if by Beelzebul I cast out demons, by whom (tini | τίνι | dat sg masc) do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. |
| Luke 12:5 | I will show you whom (tina | τίνα | acc sg masc) you should fear: Fear the one who, after he kills, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear this one! |
| Luke 12:11 | When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry: How or what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) words should you use in your defense? or, What (ti | τί | acc sg neut) should you say? |
| Luke 12:14 | But he said to him, “Friend, who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) appointed me a judge or arbitrator between you two?” |
| Luke 12:17 | And he thought to himself, saying, ‘What (ti | τί | acc sg neut) shall I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ |
| Luke 12:20 | But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded of you. And what you have prepared for yourself, whose (tini | τίνι | dat sg masc) will it be?’ |
Mnemonics
τίς mnemonic