What does τίς · δοκέω mean in the Bible?
τίς · δοκέω is a Greek phrase meaning "an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)".
Greek · G5101, G1380
τί σοι δοκεῖ
An interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) · to think
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τίς G5101 an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
Pronunciation tís
Direct question marker functioning as substantive, adjective, or adverb; rhetorical form often implies negation.
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δοκέω G1380 to think
Pronunciation dokéō
Subjective judgment based on thought rather than external proof; how something appears to the observer.
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What does τί σοι δοκεῖ (ti soi dokei) mean in the Bible?
τίς · δοκέω is a Greek phrase meaning "an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5101, G1380?
G5101, G1380 is connected to 554 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
Source Gloss
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns 10 Aligned forms 554 Case pattern Nominative (231) Number pattern Singular (246)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:7 · Matt 6:27 · Matt 7:9 · Matt 10:11 · Matt 12:11 · Matt 18:1 · Matt 19:25 · Matt 21:10 · Matt 21:23 · Matt 21:31 · Matt 23:17 · Matt 24:45 · Matt 26:68 · Mark 1:24 · Mark 2:7 · Mark 4:41 126×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 8:29 · Matt 9:5 · Matt 9:13 · Matt 12:7 · Matt 17:25 · Matt 18:12 · Matt 19:27 · Matt 21:28 · Matt 22:17 · Matt 22:42 · Matt 23:19 · Matt 24:3 · Matt 26:66 · Matt 27:4 · Mark 1:24 · Mark 1:27 77×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:48 · Mark 3:33 · Mark 6:2 · Luke 7:39 · Luke 8:9 · Luke 15:8 · Acts 10:21 · Acts 17:19 · Rom 3:1 · Rom 11:15 · 2 Cor 6:14 · 2 Cor 6:15 · 2 Cor 6:16 · Eph 1:18 · Eph 3:9 · 1 Thess 2:19 20×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 12:48 · Luke 24:17 · John 6:64 · Acts 19:15 · Heb 3:16 · Rev 7:13 6×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter John 10:6 · Acts 17:20 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 22:20 · Matt 22:28 · Matt 22:42 · Mark 12:16 · Mark 12:23 · Luke 14:5 · Luke 20:24 · Luke 20:33 · John 13:22 · John 19:24 · Acts 8:34 11×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 17:25 · 2 Tim 3:14 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 19:32 · 1 John 3:12 2×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter 1 Tim 1:7 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:13 · Matt 11:16 · Mark 9:50 · Luke 7:31 · Luke 13:18 · Luke 13:20 · Luke 14:34 · Acts 4:9 10×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 61 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 45 aorist 13 imperfect 3
Voice
active 61
Mood
indicative 43 participle 11 subjunctive 5 imperative 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 3:9 δόξητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:7 δοκοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 17:25 δοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 18:12 δοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 21:28 δοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 22:17 δοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 22:42 δοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 24:44 δοκεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:53 δοκεῖς present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:66 δοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 6:49 ἔδοξαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:42 δοκοῦντες present active participle participle Luke 1:3 ἔδοξε aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:18 δοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 10:36 δοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 12:40 δοκεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Luke 12:51 δοκεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Luke 13:2 Δοκεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Luke 13:4 δοκεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Luke 19:11 δοκεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 22:24 δοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 24:37 ἐδόκουν imperfect active indicative background John 5:39 δοκεῖτε present active indicative ongoing John 5:45 δοκεῖτε present active imperative imperative John 11:13 ἔδοξαν aorist active indicative completed John 11:31 δόξαντες aorist active participle participle John 11:56 δοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 13:29 ἐδόκουν imperfect active indicative background John 16:2 δόξῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 20:15 δοκοῦσα present active participle participle Acts 12:9 ἐδόκει imperfect active indicative background Acts 15:22 ἔδοξε aorist active indicative completed Acts 15:25 ἔδοξεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 15:28 ἔδοξεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 17:18 δοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Acts 26:9 ἔδοξα aorist active indicative completed Acts 27:13 δόξαντες aorist active participle participle 1 Corinthians 3:18 δοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 4:9 δοκῶ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 7:40 δοκῶ present active indicative ongoing
+21 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
τί σοι δοκεῖ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain