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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 8 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. Acts 12:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

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  2. Acts 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’

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  3. Acts 14:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

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  4. Acts 15:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

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  5. Acts 16:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

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  6. Acts 17:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

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  7. Acts 17:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

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  8. Acts 17:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”

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  9. Acts 19:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.

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  10. Acts 19:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

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  11. Acts 19:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.

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  12. Acts 19:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?

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  13. Acts 21:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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  14. Acts 21:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.

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  15. Acts 21:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.

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  16. Acts 22:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’

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  17. Acts 22:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.

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  18. Acts 22:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’

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  19. Acts 22:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’

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  20. Acts 22:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

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  21. Acts 22:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

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  22. Acts 23:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

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  23. Acts 24:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,

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  24. Acts 25:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.

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  25. Acts 26:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

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  26. Acts 26:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

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  27. Acts 26:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.

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  28. Romans 3:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?

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  29. Romans 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?

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  30. Romans 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.

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  31. Romans 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?

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  32. Romans 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.

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  33. Romans 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has discovered?

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  34. Romans 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

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  35. Romans 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?

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  36. Romans 6:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!

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  37. Romans 6:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.

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  38. Romans 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”

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  39. Romans 7:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

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  40. Romans 8:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

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  41. Romans 8:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.

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  42. Romans 8:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

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  43. Romans 8:31 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

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  44. Romans 8:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

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  45. Romans 8:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.

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  46. Romans 8:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

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  47. Romans 9:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!

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  48. Romans 9:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”

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  49. Romans 9:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”

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  50. Romans 9:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;

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