Latin core word #31 · pronoun · 584 times in the New Testament
quis
kwisquis, quid — who? what?; anyone, anything
- Interrogative pronoun; quid also ‘why?’. As an adjective: quī, quae, quod ‘which?’.
- After sī, nisi, nē, num it means ‘anyone, anything’ (quis, qua, quid).
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Declension
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | quis | quis / quae | quid / quod | quī | quae | quae |
| Gen | cujus | cujus | cujus | quōrum | quārum | quōrum |
| Dat | cui | cui | cui | quibus | quibus | quibus |
| Acc | quem | quam | quid / quod | quōs | quās | quae |
| Abl | quō | quā | quō | quibus | quibus | quibus |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 14, Mark 5:30.
Explained in the notes of 6 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 391 · open the PDF here