G2228: ἤ
ḗ · “or”
Definition
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
KJV translates it as: and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea
Word origin: a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms;
Extended definition
disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11);
1. disjunctive, or;
(a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.;
(b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial or refutation of a previous statement, frequently in interrog. form: Mat.7:4, 9 Mrk.12:14, Luk.13:4, Rom.3:29 6:3 9:21, 1Co.6:9, 16 9:6, 2Co.11:7; ἤ . . . ἤ, either . . . or, Mat.6:24, Luk.16:13, 1Co.14:6;
(with) in a disjunctive question (as Lat. an after utrum): Mat.9:5, Mrk.2:9, Luk.7:19, al.; after πότερον, Jhn.7:17; μή, 1Co.9:8; μήτι, 2Co.1:17; ἤ . . . ἤ . . . ἤ, Mrk.13:35.
2. Comparative, than: after comparatives, Mat.10:15, Luk.9:13, Jhn.3:19, Rom.13:11, al.; after ἕτερον, Act.17:21; θέλω (Khüner 3, iv, 303), 1Co.14:19; πρὶν ἤ, before, before accusative and inf., Mat.1:18 Mrk.14:30; after a positive adj. (Gen.49:12; cf. Robertson, Gr., 661), Mat.18:8, 9 Mrk.9:43, 45 47.
3. with other particles: ἀλλ᾽ ἤ, see: ἀλλά; ἤ γάρ, see: γάρ; ἢ καί, or even, or also, Mat.7:10, Luk.11:11, 12 Rom.2:15 4:9, al; ἤτοι . . . ἤ, Rom.6:16 (cf. Wis.11:19).
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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2228 is translated
- or ×301
- than ×42
- either ×4
- rather than ×2
- nor ×2
- than for ×1
- rather ×1
- and ×1
- otherwise ×1
- other than ×1
- except ×1
Bible verses with G2228 (ḗ)
Ḗ appears in 285 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Matthew 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
- Matthew 5:17
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
- Matthew 5:18
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
- Matthew 5:36
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
- Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
- Matthew 6:25
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
- Matthew 6:31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
- Matthew 7:4
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
- Matthew 7:9
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
- Matthew 7:10
Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
- Matthew 7:16
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
- Matthew 9:5
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
- Matthew 10:11
And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
- Matthew 10:14
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
- Matthew 10:15
Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
- Matthew 10:19
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
- Matthew 10:37
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
- Matthew 11:3
And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
- Matthew 11:22
But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
- Matthew 11:24
But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
- Matthew 12:5
Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
- Matthew 12:25
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
- Matthew 12:29
Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
- Matthew 12:33
Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
- Matthew 13:21
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
All 285 references
- Matthew 15:4
- Matthew 15:5
- Matthew 16:14
- Matthew 16:26
- Matthew 17:25
- Matthew 18:8
- Matthew 18:9
- Matthew 18:13
- Matthew 18:16
- Matthew 18:20
- Matthew 19:24
- Matthew 19:29
- Matthew 20:15
- Matthew 21:25
- Matthew 22:17
- Matthew 23:17
- Matthew 23:19
- Matthew 24:23
- Matthew 25:37
- Matthew 25:38
- Matthew 25:39
- Matthew 25:44
- Matthew 26:53
- Matthew 27:17
- Mark 2:9
- Mark 3:4
- Mark 4:17
- Mark 4:21
- Mark 4:30
- Mark 6:11
- Mark 6:15
- Mark 6:56
- Mark 7:10
- Mark 7:11
- Mark 7:12
- Mark 9:43
- Mark 9:45
- Mark 9:47
- Mark 10:25
- Mark 10:29
- Mark 10:38
- Mark 10:40
- Mark 11:28
- Mark 11:30
- Mark 12:14
- Mark 12:15
- Mark 13:21
- Mark 13:32
- Mark 13:35
- Mark 14:30
- Luke 2:24
- Luke 2:26
- Luke 5:23
- Luke 6:9
- Luke 7:19
- Luke 7:20
- Luke 8:16
- Luke 9:13
- Luke 9:25
- Luke 10:12
- Luke 10:14
- Luke 11:12
- Luke 12:11
- Luke 12:14
- Luke 12:41
- Luke 12:47
- Luke 12:51
- Luke 13:4
- Luke 13:15
- Luke 14:3
- Luke 14:5
- Luke 14:12
- Luke 14:31
- Luke 15:7
- Luke 15:8
- Luke 16:13
- Luke 16:17
- Luke 17:2
- Luke 17:7
- Luke 17:21
- Luke 17:23
- Luke 18:11
- Luke 18:25
- Luke 18:29
- Luke 20:2
- Luke 20:4
- Luke 20:22
- Luke 21:15
- Luke 22:27
- Luke 22:68
- John 2:6
- John 3:19
- John 4:1
- John 4:27
- John 6:19
- John 7:17
- John 7:48
- John 8:14
- John 9:2
- John 9:21
- John 13:29
- John 18:34
- Acts 1:7
- Acts 3:12
- Acts 4:7
- Acts 4:19
- Acts 4:34
- Acts 5:29
- Acts 5:38
- Acts 7:2
- Acts 7:49
- Acts 8:34
- Acts 10:28
- Acts 11:8
- Acts 17:21
- Acts 17:29
- Acts 18:14
- Acts 19:12
- Acts 20:33
- Acts 20:35
- Acts 23:9
- Acts 23:29
- Acts 24:12
- Acts 24:20
- Acts 24:21
- Acts 24:23
- Acts 25:6
- Acts 25:16
- Acts 26:31
- Acts 27:11
- Acts 28:6
- Acts 28:17
- Acts 28:21
- Romans 1:21
- Romans 2:4
- Romans 2:15
- Romans 3:1
- Romans 3:29
- Romans 4:9
- Romans 4:10
- Romans 4:13
- Romans 6:3
- Romans 6:16
- Romans 7:1
- Romans 8:35
- Romans 9:11
- Romans 9:21
- Romans 10:7
- Romans 11:2
- Romans 11:34
- Romans 11:35
- Romans 13:11
- Romans 14:4
- Romans 14:10
- Romans 14:13
- Romans 14:21
- 1 Corinthians 1:13
- 1 Corinthians 2:1
- 1 Corinthians 3:5
- 1 Corinthians 4:3
- 1 Corinthians 4:21
- 1 Corinthians 5:10
- 1 Corinthians 5:11
- 1 Corinthians 6:2
- 1 Corinthians 6:9
- 1 Corinthians 6:16
- 1 Corinthians 6:19
- 1 Corinthians 7:9
- 1 Corinthians 7:11
- 1 Corinthians 7:15
- 1 Corinthians 7:16
- 1 Corinthians 9:6
- 1 Corinthians 9:7
- 1 Corinthians 9:8
- 1 Corinthians 9:10
- 1 Corinthians 9:15
- 1 Corinthians 10:19
- 1 Corinthians 10:22
- 1 Corinthians 11:4
- 1 Corinthians 11:5
- 1 Corinthians 11:6
- 1 Corinthians 11:14
- 1 Corinthians 11:22
- 1 Corinthians 11:27
- 1 Corinthians 12:21
- 1 Corinthians 13:1
- 1 Corinthians 14:5
- 1 Corinthians 14:6
- 1 Corinthians 14:7
- 1 Corinthians 14:19
- 1 Corinthians 14:23
- 1 Corinthians 14:24
- 1 Corinthians 14:27
- 1 Corinthians 14:29
- 1 Corinthians 14:36
- 1 Corinthians 14:37
- 1 Corinthians 15:37
- 1 Corinthians 16:6
- 2 Corinthians 1:13
- 2 Corinthians 1:17
- 2 Corinthians 3:1
- 2 Corinthians 6:14
- 2 Corinthians 6:15
- 2 Corinthians 9:7
- 2 Corinthians 10:12
- 2 Corinthians 11:4
- 2 Corinthians 11:7
- 2 Corinthians 12:6
- 2 Corinthians 13:5
- Galatians 1:8
- Galatians 1:10
- Galatians 2:2
- Galatians 3:2
- Galatians 3:5
- Galatians 3:15
- Galatians 4:27
- Ephesians 3:20
- Ephesians 5:3
- Ephesians 5:4
- Ephesians 5:5
- Ephesians 5:27
- Philippians 3:12
- Colossians 2:16
- Colossians 3:17
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4
- 1 Timothy 1:4
- 1 Timothy 2:9
- 1 Timothy 5:4
- 1 Timothy 5:16
- 1 Timothy 5:19
- 2 Timothy 3:4
- Titus 1:6
- Titus 3:12
- Philemon 1:18
- Hebrews 2:6
- Hebrews 10:28
- Hebrews 11:25
- Hebrews 12:16
- Hebrews 12:20
- James 1:17
- James 2:3
- James 2:15
- James 3:12
- James 4:5
- James 4:11
- James 4:13
- James 4:15
- 1 Peter 1:11
- 1 Peter 1:18
- 1 Peter 3:3
- 1 Peter 3:9
- 1 Peter 3:17
- 1 Peter 4:15
- 2 Peter 2:21
- 1 John 4:4
- Revelation 3:15
- Revelation 13:16
- Revelation 13:17
- Revelation 14:9