What does κύριος · οὗτος · τίς mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G2962, G3778, G5101
Κύριε, οὗτος δὲ τί;
Lord: God · this/he/she/it · an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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κύριοςG2962lord: God
Pronunciationkýrios
One who possesses ultimate authority; in NT, distinctively applied to the risen Jesus Christ alongside God.
Open lexicon entry →οὗτοςG3778this/he/she/it
Pronunciationhoûtos
Demonstrates proximity or immediacy; contrasts with ἐκεῖνος (that) as near versus distant.
Open lexicon entry →τίςG5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
Pronunciationtís
Direct question marker functioning as substantive, adjective, or adverb; rhetorical form often implies negation.
Open lexicon entry →What does Κύριε, οὗτος δὲ τί; (Kyrie, houtos de ti?) mean in the Bible?
κύριος · οὗτος · τίς is a Greek phrase meaning "Lord, what about this one?".
Full entry for Κύριε, οὗτος δὲ τί; (G2962, G3778, G5101) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2962, G3778, G5101?
G2962, G3778, G5101 is connected to 713 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Lord, what about this one?
Source Gloss
Lord, what about this one?
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns9Aligned forms713Case patternGenitive (242)Number patternSingular (699)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 10:25 · Matt 12:8 · Matt 18:25 · Matt 18:27 · Matt 18:32 · Matt 18:34 · Matt 20:8 · Matt 21:3 · Matt 21:40 · Matt 22:44 · Matt 24:42 · Matt 24:45 · Matt 24:46 · Matt 24:48 · Matt 24:50 · Matt 25:19176×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineLuke 19:33 · Acts 16:19 · 1 Cor 8:5 · Eph 6:9 · Col 4:15×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:20 · Matt 1:22 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 9:38 · Matt 21:9 · Matt 21:42 · Matt 23:39 · Matt 25:18 · Matt 25:21 · Matt 25:23 · Matt 28:2 · Mark 1:3239×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 15:27 · Rev 17:14 · Rev 19:163×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:33 · Matt 18:31 · Matt 22:44 · Mark 12:36 · Luke 1:17 · Luke 2:22 · Luke 2:23 · Luke 14:21 · Luke 16:5 · Luke 17:5 · Luke 20:42 · Acts 2:34 · Acts 5:14 · Acts 11:23 · Acts 11:24 · Acts 13:299×
Dative · Plural · MasculineMatt 6:24 · Luke 16:13 · Acts 16:16 · Eph 6:5 · Col 3:225×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 4:7 · Matt 4:10 · Matt 10:24 · Matt 22:37 · Matt 22:43 · Matt 22:45 · Mark 12:30 · Mark 12:37 · Luke 1:16 · Luke 1:46 · Luke 4:8 · Luke 4:12 · Luke 7:19 · Luke 10:27 · Luke 12:36 · Luke 19:867×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineMatt 7:21 · Matt 7:22 · Matt 8:2 · Matt 8:6 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 8:21 · Matt 8:25 · Matt 9:28 · Matt 11:25 · Matt 13:27 · Matt 14:28 · Matt 14:30 · Matt 15:22 · Matt 15:25 · Matt 15:27 · Matt 16:22118×
Vocative · Plural · MasculineActs 16:301×