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tis G5101

τίς (tis) means “which?” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

τίς Greek · G5101 556 tagged occurrences in 503 verses

Pronunciation guide: tis Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G5101

τίς · tis · which?

τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ;] in masc. and fem., who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. I. I. As subst., 1. 1. masc., fem.: τίς; who, what?, Mat.3:7 26:68; Mrk.11:28, Luk.9:9, al. mult.; with genitive partit., Act.7:52, Heb.1:5, al; before ἐκ (= genitive partit.), Mat.6:27, Luk.14:28, Jhn.8:46; = ποῖος, Mrk.4:41 6:2, Luk.19:3, Act.17:19, al.; = πότερος (M, Pr., 77), Mat.21:31 27:17, Luk.22:27, al.; = ὅς or ὅστις (rare in cl.; cf. Bl., §50, 5; M, Pr., 93), Act.13:25. 2. Neut.: τί; what?, Mat.5:47 11:7, Mrk.10:3, al.; χάριν τίνος, 1Jn.3:12; διὰ τί, Mat.9:11, al.; εἰς τί, Mat.14:31, al.; elliptically, ἵνα τί (sc. γένηται), why, Mat.9:5, al.; τί οὖν, Rom.3:9 6:1, 15 1Co.14:15, al.; τί γάρ, Rom.3:3, Phi 1:18; τί ἐμοὶ (ὑμῖν) καὶ σοί, see: ἔγω. II. As adj.: who? what? which?, Mat.5:46, Luk.14:31, Jhn.2:18, al. III. As adv.: = διὰ τι (τί ὅτι), why, Mat.6:28, Mrk.4:40, Luk.6:46, Jhn.18:23, al.; in rhet. questions, = a negation, Mat.27:4, Jhn.21:22, 23 1Co.5:12 7:16, al. in exclamations (like Heb. מָה), how (2Ki.6:20, Psa.3:2, al.), Luk.12:49. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

who, which, what, why.

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How translators render G5101

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
what 210
who 113
why 78
which 22
how 11
whom 10
vvv 8
whose 7
what is 5
to what 4
what is that 4
who is 4
what will be 3
something 2
to whom 2
which one 2
a way 1
and what 1
any 1
as to what 1
each of them 1
each one 1
in what way 1
some 1
someone 1
suppose one 1
that 1
the 1
the time and setting 1
to the 1
to which 1
what about 1
what city was ever 1
what difference 1
what else 1
what was 1
what will 1
where will 1
which of them 1
which of them was 1
who are you 1
who can be 1
who this is 1
who were the ones who 1
why would 1
with whom 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
what 245
who 98
why 72
whom 20
which 16
whose 9
whether 7
whereunto 6
how 5
wherefore 4
how is it 3
that 3
to whom 3
wherewith 3
every man 2
nothing 2
because 1
do 1
do ye 1
for what 1
have ye 1
how much 1
of any 1
one thing 1
slew he 1
somewhat 1
that one 1
then 1
to 1
to eat 1
to what 1
unto what 1
unto which 1
what have 1
what means 1
what purpose 1
what thing 1
what things 1
what was it that 1
where 1
wherewithal 1
whom do 1
why was 1
with whom 1

Verses containing G5101

Page 11 of 11. 503 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Revelation 15:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

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  2. Revelation 17:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

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  3. Revelation 18:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.

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Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

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