Greek · G5101, G3666 · unreviewed

τίνι ὁμοιώσω αὐτήν

An interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) · to liken

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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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ὁμοιόω G3666 to liken
Pronunciation homoióō
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What does τίνι ὁμοιώσω αὐτήν (tini homoiōsō autēn) mean in the Bible?

τίς · ὁμοιόω is a Greek word meaning "to what shall I compare it?". to what shall I compare it?

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Meaning

to what shall I compare it?
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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
Nominative · Plural · Neuter John 10:6 · Acts 17:20
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
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 19:32 · 1 John 3:12
Genitive · Plural · Neuter 1 Tim 1:7
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 15 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 4 prospective 7 subjunctive 2 infinitive 1 participle 1
Tense
aorist 8 future 7
Voice
passive 10 active 5
Mood
indicative 11 subjunctive 2 participle 1 infinitive 1

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)

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