What does τίς · εἰμί · οὗτος mean in the Bible?
τίς · εἰμί · οὗτος is a Greek phrase meaning "an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)".
Greek · G5101, G1510, G3778
Τίς ἐστιν οὗτος
An interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) · I exist (used only when emphatic) · this/he/she/it
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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 →εἰμίG1510I exist (used only when emphatic)
Pronunciationeimí
Open lexicon entry →οὗτοςG3778this/he/she/it
Pronunciationhoûtos
Demonstrates proximity or immediacy; contrasts with ἐκεῖνος (that) as near versus distant.
Open lexicon entry →What does Τίς ἐστιν οὗτος (Tis estin houtos) mean in the Bible?
τίς · εἰμί · οὗτος is a Greek phrase meaning "an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)".
Full entry for Τίς ἐστιν οὗτος (G5101, G1510, G3778) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5101, G1510, G3778?
G5101, G1510, G3778 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 patterns10Aligned forms554Case patternNominative (231)Number patternSingular (246)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 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 4:41126×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 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 1:2777×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 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 2:1920×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 12:48 · Luke 24:17 · John 6:64 · Acts 19:15 · Heb 3:16 · Rev 7:136×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterJohn 10:6 · Acts 17:202×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 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 8:3411×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 17:25 · 2 Tim 3:142×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 19:32 · 1 John 3:122×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter1 Tim 1:71×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 5:13 · Matt 11:16 · Mark 9:50 · Luke 7:31 · Luke 13:18 · Luke 13:20 · Luke 14:34 · Acts 4:910×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
NT 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
Τίς ἐστιν οὗτος is built from this root: