For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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τίς
Vocabulary form:
τίς
Definition:
who? what? which? why?
Erasmian:
Modern:
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 (tiv).
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 12:22 | He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) you will eat, nor about your body, what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) you will wear. |
| Luke 12:25 | And which (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) of you by worrying can add a single hour to his span of life? |
| Luke 12:26 | If then, you are unable to accomplish such an insignificant thing, why (ti | τί | acc sg neut) do you worry about other things? |
| Luke 12:29 | And you, do not have as an overriding concern what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) to eat and what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) to drink; do not let such things bother you. |
| Luke 12:42 | And the Lord said, “Who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc), then, is the faithful and wise steward, whom the master will put in charge of his servants, to give the food ration at the proper time? |
| Luke 12:49 | “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that (ti | τί | acc sg neut) it were already kindled! |
| Luke 12:57 | “Why (ti | τί | acc sg neut), indeed, do you not judge for yourselves what is right? |
| Luke 13:18 | Then he said, “What (tini | τίνι | dat sg neut) is the kingdom of God like, and to what (tini | τίνι | dat sg neut) shall I compare it? |
| Luke 13:20 | And again he said, “To what (tini | τίνι | dat sg neut) shall I compare the kingdom of God? |
| Luke 14:5 | And to them, he said, “Which (tinos | τίνος | gen sg masc) of you, when his son or his ox has fallen into a well, does not immediately pull it up, even though the be a Sabbath? |
| Luke 14:28 | “For which (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, whether he has enough to bring it to completion; |
| Luke 14:31 | Or what (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand troops to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? |
| Luke 14:34 | “Salt, then, is good; but if salt has become insipid, with what (tini | τίνι | dat sg neut) shall it be seasoned? |
| Luke 15:4 | “Which (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) man among you, who has a hundred sheep, should he lose one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? |
| Luke 15:8 | “Or what (tis | τίς | nom sg fem) woman, who has ten silver coins, should she lose one coin, would not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search diligently until she finds it? |
| Luke 15:26 | So calling one of his servants, he asked what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) this might be. |
| Luke 16:2 | So he called him in and said to him, ‘What (ti | τί | nom sg neut) is this I hear about you? Hand over the account of your stewardship, because you cannot be my manager any longer.’ |
| Luke 16:3 | And the manager said to himself, ‘What (ti | τί | acc sg neut) shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. |
| Luke 16:4 | I know what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) to do, so that when I am removed from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’ |
| Luke 16:11 | Therefore if in unrighteous wealth you have not been faithful, who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) will entrust to you that which is of true value? |
| Luke 16:12 | And if you have not been faithful in what belongs to another, who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) will give you what is to be your own? |
| Luke 17:7 | Which (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) one of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, who, when he comes in from the field, will say to him, ‘Come here at once and recline at dinner’? |
| Luke 17:8 | Will he not, rather, say to him, ‘Prepare what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) I am to eat, then change clothes and wait on me while I eat and drink, and after this you may eat and drink’? |
| Luke 18:6 | And the Lord said, “Hear what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) the unrighteous judge says. |
| Luke 18:18 | Now a certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) must I do to inherit eternal life?” |
| Luke 18:19 | And Jesus said to him, “Why (ti | τί | acc sg neut) do you call me good? No one is good except one — God. |
| Luke 18:26 | Those who heard it said, “Who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc), then, can be saved?” |
| Luke 18:36 | When he heard a crowd going by, he inquired what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) this might be. |
| Luke 18:41 | “What (ti | τί | acc sg neut) do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I might see again.” |
| Luke 19:3 | He was trying to see Jesus — who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) he was — but was not able to on account of the crowd, because he was short in stature. |
| Luke 19:15 | When he returned, having acquired royal power, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what (ti | τί | acc sg neut) they had gained by doing business. |
| Luke 19:23 | Why then did you not put my money in the bank? Then when I returned I could have collected it with interest.’ |
| Luke 19:31 | If someone asks you why are you untying it, you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” |
| Luke 19:33 | As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why (ti | τί | acc sg neut) are you untying the colt?” |
| Luke 19:48 | but they could not find what they might do, because all the people were hanging on his words. |
| Luke 20:2 | and spoke to him, saying, “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things; or who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) it is who gave you this authority?” |
| Luke 20:5 | They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ then he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ |
| Luke 20:13 | Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What (ti | τί | acc sg neut) shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.’ |
| Luke 20:15 | And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What (ti | τί | acc sg neut) then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? |
| Luke 20:17 | But looking straight at them he said, “What (ti | τί | nom sg neut) then is this that is written: “The stone that the builders rejected — this one became the head of the corner’? |
| Luke 20:24 | “Show me a denarius. Whose (tinos | τίνος | gen sg masc) image and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.” |
| Luke 20:33 | So the woman — in the resurrection — of which (tinos | τίνος | gen sg masc) of them will she be wife? For all seven had her as wife.” |
| Luke 21:7 | And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, when will these things be, and what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) is the sign when these things are about to happen?” |
| Luke 22:23 | And they began to question one another, which (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) of them it might be who would do this. |
| Luke 22:24 | A dispute also arose among them as to which (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) of them seemed to be the greatest. |
| Luke 22:27 | For who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) is the greater, the one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But in your midst I am like the one who serves. |
| Luke 22:46 | He said to them, “Why (ti | τί | acc sg neut) are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter a time of trial.” |
| Luke 22:64 | and blindfolding him they kept asking, “Tell us, who (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) is it that struck you?” |
| Luke 22:71 | Then they said, “What (ti | τί | acc sg neut) further need do we have of a witness? we have heard it ourselves from his own lips.” |
| Luke 23:22 | A third time he spoke to them, “What (ti | τί | acc sg neut) evil did this man do? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release him.” |
Mnemonics
Neuter lacks ν (nu)
I understand why the ν (nu) is dropped out of the masculine/feminine nominative singular form—because it is followed by a σ (sigma)—but why does the neuter nominative singular form lack ν (nu)? Why is it τί (ti) and not τίν (tin)?
Thanks!