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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

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Occurrences

502 total
  1. 2 Corinthians 7:8εἰ
    Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it—for I see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time—
  2. 2 Corinthians 7:12εἰ · though
    So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
  3. 2 Corinthians 7:14εἴ
    Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
  4. 2 Corinthians 8:12εἰ · if
    For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
  5. 2 Corinthians 10:7εἴ · If
    You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
  6. 2 Corinthians 11:4εἰ · if
    For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.
  7. 2 Corinthians 11:6εἰ
    Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
  8. 2 Corinthians 11:15εἰ · if
    It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
  9. 2 Corinthians 11:16εἰ · if
    I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
  10. 2 Corinthians 11:20εἴ; εἴ · [or]; εἴ · [or]; εἴ · [or]; εἴ · [or]
    In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.
  11. 2 Corinthians 11:30Εἰ · If
    If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
  12. 2 Corinthians 12:5εἰ · except
    I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.
  13. 2 Corinthians 12:11εἰ · though
    I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
  14. 2 Corinthians 12:13εἰ · except
    In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
  15. 2 Corinthians 12:15εἰ · If
    And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
  16. 2 Corinthians 13:5εἰ · whether; εἰ · unless
    Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?
  17. Galatians 1:7εἰ · Evidently
    …which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
  18. Galatians 1:9εἴ · If
    As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
  19. Galatians 1:10εἰ · If
    Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
  20. Galatians 1:19εἰ · except
    But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
  21. Galatians 2:14Εἰ · If
    When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
  22. Galatians 2:17Εἰ · if
    But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
  23. Galatians 2:18εἰ · If
    If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.
  24. Galatians 2:21εἰ · if
    I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.
  25. Galatians 3:4εἴ · if
    Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?
  26. Galatians 3:18εἰ · if
    For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
  27. Galatians 3:21εἰ · if
    Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
  28. Galatians 3:29εἰ · if
    And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
  29. Galatians 4:7εἰ · since [you are]
    So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.
  30. Galatians 4:15εἰ · if
    What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
  31. Galatians 5:11εἰ · if
    Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
  32. Galatians 5:15εἰ · if
    But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
  33. Galatians 5:18εἰ · if
    But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
  34. Galatians 5:25Εἰ · Since
    Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.
  35. Galatians 6:3εἰ · If
    If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
  36. Galatians 6:14εἰ · except
    But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
  37. Ephesians 3:2Εἴ
    Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
  38. Ephesians 4:9εἰ · except
    What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
  39. Ephesians 4:21εἴ · Surely
    Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
  40. Ephesians 4:29εἴ · only
    Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
  41. Philippians 1:22εἰ · if
    But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
  42. Philippians 2:1Εἴ · if [you have]; εἴ · if; εἴ · if; εἴ · if
    Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,