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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. Acts 11:17εἰ · if
    So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”
  2. Acts 11:19εἰ
    Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
  3. Acts 13:15εἴ · if
    After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
  4. Acts 16:15Εἰ · If
    And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
  5. Acts 17:11εἰ · [to see] if
    Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
  6. Acts 17:27εἰ
    God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
  7. Acts 18:14Εἰ · If
    But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.
  8. Acts 18:15εἰ · since
    But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”
  9. Acts 19:2Εἰ; εἰ · that
    …and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
  10. Acts 19:38Εἰ · if
    So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
  11. Acts 19:39εἰ · if
    But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
  12. Acts 20:16εἰ · if
    Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
  13. Acts 21:37Εἰ
    As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
  14. Acts 22:25Εἰ
    But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
  15. Acts 23:9εἰ · What if
    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
  16. Acts 24:19εἴ · if
    …who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.
  17. Acts 25:5εἴ · if
    So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”
  18. Acts 25:11εἰ · If; εἰ · if
    If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
  19. Acts 25:20εἰ · if
    Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
  20. Acts 26:8εἰ · that
    Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
  21. Acts 26:23εἰ · that; εἰ · [and as the]
    …that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
  22. Acts 26:32εἰ · if
    And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
  23. Acts 27:12εἴ · hoping that
    Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
  24. Acts 27:39εἰ · if
    When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
  25. Romans 1:10εἴ · that
    …in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
  26. Romans 2:17Εἰ · if
    Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
  27. Romans 3:3εἰ · if
    What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?
  28. Romans 3:5Εἰ · if
    But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
  29. Romans 3:7εἰ · if
    However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
  30. Romans 4:2εἰ · If
    If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.
  31. Romans 4:14εἰ · if
    For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
  32. Romans 5:10εἰ · if
    For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
  33. Romans 5:15εἰ · if
    But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!
  34. Romans 5:17εἰ · if
    For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
  35. Romans 6:5Εἰ · if
    For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.
  36. Romans 6:8Εἰ · if
    Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.
  37. Romans 7:7εἰ · if; εἰ · if
    What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
  38. Romans 7:16εἰ · if
    And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
  39. Romans 7:20εἰ · if
    And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
  40. Romans 8:9εἰ · if
    You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
  41. Romans 8:10εἰ · if
    But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
  42. Romans 8:11εἰ · if
    And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
  43. Romans 8:13εἰ · if; εἰ · if
    For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
  44. Romans 8:17εἰ · if
    And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
  45. Romans 8:25εἰ · if
    But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.