#33 · 534× in the NT · pronoun

τις τι

someone, a certain, any

τις

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In the NT

ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν
unless someone is born from above
John 3:3 · dictionary form
οὐ χρείαν εἶχεν ἵνα τις μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου
he had no need that anyone should testify about the human being
John 2:25 · indefinite
σὺ τίς εἶ
who are you?
John 1:19 · interrogative — different accent

Morphology

Enclitic indefinite pronoun · 3rd-declension (τιν-)

Unaccented τις = someone. Interrogative τίς (acute) = who? Different word, same letters.

Enclitic τις = someone / a certain. Interrogative τίς (acute, usually first) = who? Same letters, different word. Indefinite τις leans on the word before it.