What does τίς · πρός · σύ mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G5101, G4314, G4771
τί πρὸς σέ;
An interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) · to/with · thou
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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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πρός G4314 to/with
Pronunciation prós
Directional preposition expressing motion toward, relational proximity, and purpose; often indicates goal or intended endpoint.
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σύ G4771 thou
Pronunciation sý
Nominative form emphasizes identity or creates contrast; elsewhere often renders Hebrew covenant formulas
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What does τί πρὸς σέ; (ti pros se?) mean in the Bible?
τίς · πρός · σύ is a Greek phrase meaning "what is that to you?".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5101, G4314, G4771?
G5101, G4314, G4771 is connected to 554 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. what is that to you?
Source Gloss
what is that to you?
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×
Word Origins
τί πρὸς σέ; 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