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
| Galatians 5:11 | But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why (ti | τί | acc sg neut) am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed. |
| Ephesians 1:18 | I pray that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may comprehend the hope to which he has called you, what (tis | τίς | nom sg masc) are the rich benefits of his glorious inheritance among the saints, |
| Ephesians 1:19 | and what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) is the incomparable greatness of his power available for us who believe, according to the exercise of his mighty strength, |
| Ephesians 3:9 | and to make it plain to all what (tis | τίς | nom sg fem) is the administration of the mystery, which was kept hidden for ages in God who created all things, |
| Ephesians 3:18 | in order that you may be empowered to grasp with all the saints what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) is the breadth and length and height and depth, |
| Ephesians 4:9 | Now the expression “he ascended,” what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) does it imply except that he also descended to the lower regions, to the earth? |
| Ephesians 5:10 | always trying to discern what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) is pleasing to the Lord. |
| Ephesians 5:17 | Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what (ti | τί | nom sg neut) the will of the Lord is. |
| Ephesians 6:21 | Now in order that you also may know my circumstances, how (ti | τί | acc sg neut) I am doing, Tychicus, a dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything. |
| Philippians 1:18 | What (ti | τί | nom sg neut) then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice. |
| Philippians 1:22 | If I am to go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me; yet I do not know which (ti | τί | acc sg neut) I would prefer. |
| Colossians 1:27 | To them God chose God to make known how (ti | τί | nom sg neut) great among the Gentiles are the glorious riches of this mystery, this among the Gentiles which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. |
| Colossians 2:20 | Since you died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why (ti | τί | acc sg neut), as though you were still living in the world, do you submit to regulations such as, |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:19 | For what (tis | τίς | nom sg fem) is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not indeed you? |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:9 | For what (tina | τίνα | acc sg fem) thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice before our God because of you? |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:2 | For you know what (tinas | τίνας | acc pl fem) commands we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:8 | nor did we eat anyone’s (tinos | τινος | gen sg masc) food without paying for it. Instead we kept working night and day with toil and hardship, so we would not be a burden to any of you, |
| 1 Timothy 1:7 | wishing to be teachers of the law even though they do not understand either what they are saying or concerning what (tinōn | τίνων | gen pl neut) things they are so dogmatically asserting. |
| 2 Timothy 3:14 | But you, remain in what you have learned and have been convinced of, knowing from whom (tinōn | τίνων | gen pl masc) you learned |
| Hebrews 1:5 | For to which (tini | τίνι | dat sg masc) of the angels did God ever say, “My Son are you! Today I have fathered you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? |
| Hebrews 1:13 | And to which (tina | τίνα | acc sg masc) of the angels has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”? |
| Hebrews 2:6 | But someone has testified somewhere, “What (ti | τί | nom sg neut) is man that you take thought for him, or the son of man, that you care for him? |
| Hebrews 3:16 | For who (tines | τίνες | nom pl masc) were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not really all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses? |
| Hebrews 3:17 | And with whom (tisin | τίσιν | dat pl masc) was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? |
| Hebrews 3:18 | And to whom (tisin | τίσιν | dat pl masc) did he swear that they would not enter his rest, except those who had refused to obey? |
| 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
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!