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εἰ

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Definition

εἰ,

conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions.

I. Conditional, if;

1. with indic, expressing a general assumption;

(a) pres.: before indic, pres., Matthew 11:14, Romans 8:25, al.; before imperat., Mark 4:23; 9:22, John 15:18, 1 Corinthians 7:9, al.; before fut. indic., Luke 16:31, Romans 8:11, al.; before pf. or aor., with negation in apodosis, Matthew 12:26, Romans 4:14, al.; similarly, before impf., Luke 17:6, John 8:39; before quæst., Matthew 6:23, John 5:47; 7:23; 8:46, 1 Peter 2:20;

(b) fut.: Matthew 26:33, 1 Peter 2:20;

(with) pf.: John 11:12, Romans 6:5, al.;

(d) aor.: Luke 16:11; 19:8, John 13:32; 18:23, Revelation 20:15, al.

2. Where the assumption is certain = ἐπεί: Matthew 12:28, John 7:4, Romans 5:17, al.

3. Of an unfulfilled condition, with indic, impf., aor. or plpf., before ἄν, with imp. or aor. (see: ἄν, I, i).

4. C. indic., after verbs denoting wonder, etc., sometimes, but not always, coupled with an element of doubt: Mark 15:44, 1 John 3:13, al.

5. C. indic., as in LXX (Numbers 14:3o, 1 Samuel 14:45, al. = Heb. אִם), in oaths, with the formula of imprecation understood in a suppressed apodosis (WM, 627; Burton, §272): Mark 8:12, Hebrews 3:11" (LXX) 4:3 (LXX).

6. Rarely (cl.) with optative, to express a merely possible condition: Acts 24:19; 27:39, 1 Corinthians 14:10; 15:37, I Pe3:14, 17.

II. Interrogative, if, whether.

1. As in cl., in indir. questions after verbs of seeing, asking, knowing, saying, etc.: with indic. pres., Matthew 26:63, Mark 15:36, Acts 19:2, 2 Corinthians 13:5, al.; fut., Mark 3:2, Acts 8:22, al.; aor., Mark 15:44, 1 Corinthians 1:16, al.; with subjc. aor. (M, Pr., 194), Philippians 3:12.

2. As in LXX (= Heb. אִם and interrog. הֲ, Genesis 17:17, al.; see WM, 639f.; Viteau, i, 22), in direct questions: Mark 8:23 (Tr., WH, txt.), Luke 13:23; 22:49, Acts 19:2, al.

III. With other particles.

1. εἰ ἄρα, εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μήγε, see: ἄρα, γε.

2. εἰ δὲ καί, but if also: Luke 11:18; but even if, 1 Corinthians 4:7, 2 Corinthians 4:3; 11:16.

3. εἰ δὲ μή, but if not, but if otherwise: Mark 2:21, 22, John 14:2, Revelation 2:5, al.

4. εἰ καί, if even, if also, although: Mark 14:29, Luke 11:8, 1 Corinthians 7:21, 2 Corinthians 4:16, Philippians 2:17, al.

5. καὶ εἰ, even if, see: καί

6. εἰ μή, if not, unless, except, but only: Matthew 24:22, Mark 2:26; 6:5, John 9:33, 1 Corinthians 7:17 (only), Galatians 1:19 (cf. ἐὰν μή, 2:16; see Hort., Ja., xvi); ἐκτὸς εἰ μή, pleonastic (Bl., §65, 6), 1 Corinthians 14:5; 15:2, 1 Timothy 5:19.

7. εἰ μήν = cl. ἦ μήν (M, Pr., 46), in oaths, surely (Ezekiel 33:27, al.): Hebrews 6:14.

8. εἴ πως, if haply: Acts 27:12, Romans 1:10.

9. εἴτε . . . εἴτε, whether . . . or; Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 3:22; 13:8, al.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as εἰ:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

502 total
  1. Hebrews 12:25εἰ · if
    See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
  2. James 1:5Εἰ · if
    Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
  3. James 1:23εἴ
    For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
  4. James 1:26Εἴ · If
    If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
  5. James 2:8Εἰ · If
    If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
  6. James 2:9εἰ · if
    But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
  7. James 2:11εἰ · If
    For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
  8. James 3:2εἴ · If
    We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
  9. James 3:3Εἰ · [When]
    When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
  10. James 3:14εἰ · if
    But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
  11. James 4:11εἰ · if
    Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
  12. 1 Peter 1:6εἰ · though
    In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
  13. 1 Peter 1:17εἰ · Since
    Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
  14. 1 Peter 2:3εἰ · now that
    …now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
  15. 1 Peter 2:19εἰ · if
    For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
  16. 1 Peter 2:20εἰ · if; εἰ · if
    How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
  17. 1 Peter 3:1εἴ · if
    Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
  18. 1 Peter 3:14εἰ · if
    But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
  19. 1 Peter 3:17εἰ · if
    For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
  20. 1 Peter 4:11εἴ · If; εἴ · If
    If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
  21. 1 Peter 4:14Εἰ · If
    If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
  22. 1 Peter 4:16εἰ · if [you suffer]
    But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
  23. 1 Peter 4:17εἰ · if
    For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
  24. 1 Peter 4:18Εἰ · If
    And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
  25. 2 Peter 2:4Εἰ · if
    For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
  26. 2 Peter 2:20Εἰ · If
    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
  27. 1 John 2:19εἰ · if
    They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
  28. 1 John 2:22εἰ · if
    Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.
  29. 1 John 3:13εἰ · if
    So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
  30. 1 John 4:1εἰ · [to see] whether
    Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
  31. 1 John 4:11εἰ · if
    Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
  32. 1 John 5:5εἰ · Only
    Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
  33. 1 John 5:9Εἰ · [Even] if
    Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
  34. 2 John 1:10Εἴ · If
    If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
  35. Revelation 2:5εἰ · if
    Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
  36. Revelation 2:16εἰ
    Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
  37. Revelation 2:17εἰ · only
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
  38. Revelation 9:4εἰ · but only
    They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
  39. Revelation 11:5εἴ · If; εἴ
    If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
  40. Revelation 13:9Εἴ
    He who has an ear, let him hear:
  41. Revelation 13:10Εἴ · If; εἴ · if
    “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
  42. Revelation 13:17εἰ · unless
    …so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
  43. Revelation 14:3εἰ · except
    And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
  44. Revelation 14:9Εἴ · If
    And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
  45. Revelation 14:11εἴ · [for]
    And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
  46. Revelation 19:12εἰ
    He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.