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ἤ

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greekNew TestamentConjunction346 occurrences24 books276 verses

Definition

ἤ,

disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11);

1. disjunctive, or;

(a) between single words: Matthew 5:17, Mark 6:56, Luke 2:24, John 6:19, Romans 1:21, al.;

(b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial or refutation of a previous statement, frequently in interrog. form: Matthew 7:4, 9 Mark 12:14, Luke 13:4, Romans 3:29; 6:3; 9:21, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 16 9:6, 2 Corinthians 11:7; ἤ . . . ἤ, either . . . or, Matthew 6:24, Luke 16:13, 1 Corinthians 14:6;

(with) in a disjunctive question (as Lat. an after utrum): Matthew 9:5, Mark 2:9, Luke 7:19, al.; after πότερον, John 7:17; μή, 1 Corinthians 9:8; μήτι, 2 Corinthians 1:17; ἤ . . . ἤ . . . ἤ, Mark 13:35.

2. Comparative, than: after comparatives, Matthew 10:15, Luke 9:13, John 3:19, Romans 13:11, al.; after ἕτερον, Acts 17:21; θέλω (Khüner 3, iv, 303), 1 Corinthians 14:19; πρὶν ἤ, before, before accusative and inf., Matthew 1:18, Mark 14:30; after a positive adj. (Genesis 49:12; cf. Robertson, Gr., 661), Matthew 18:8, 9 Mark 9:43, 45 47.

3. with other particles: ἀλλ᾽ ἤ, see: ἀλλά; ἤ γάρ, see: γάρ; ἢ καί, or even, or also, Matthew 7:10, Luke 11:11, 12, Romans 2:15; 4:9, al; ἤτοι . . . ἤ, Romans 6:16 (cf. Wis.11.19).

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

346 total
  1. Matthew 19:29ἢ · or; ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
  2. Matthew 20:15ἢ; ἢ · Or
    Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
  3. Matthew 21:25ἢ · or
    What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
  4. Matthew 22:17ἢ · or
    So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
  5. Matthew 23:17ἢ · or
    You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
  6. Matthew 23:19ἢ · or
    You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
  7. Matthew 24:23ἤ · or
    At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
  8. Matthew 25:37ἢ · or
    Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?
  9. Matthew 25:38ἢ · or
    When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
  10. Matthew 25:39ἢ · or
    When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’
  11. Matthew 25:44ἢ · or; ἢ · or; ἢ · or; ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
  12. Matthew 26:53ἢ
    Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
  13. Matthew 27:17ἢ · or
    So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
  14. Mark 2:9ἢ · or
    “Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
  15. Mark 3:4ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
  16. Mark 4:17ἢ · or
    But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
  17. Mark 4:21ἢ · or
    Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
  18. Mark 4:30ἢ
    Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
  19. Mark 6:56ἢ · [and]; ἢ · [and]
    And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  20. Mark 7:10ἢ · or
    For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
  21. Mark 7:11ἢ · or
    But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
  22. Mark 7:12ἢ · or
    …he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
  23. Mark 9:43ἢ · than
    If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
  24. Mark 9:45ἢ · than
    If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.
  25. Mark 9:47ἢ · than
    And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
  26. Mark 10:25ἢ · than [for]
    It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
  27. Mark 10:29ἢ · or; ἢ · or; ἢ · or; ἢ · or; ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
  28. Mark 10:38ἢ · [or]
    “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”
  29. Mark 10:40ἢ · or
    But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
  30. Mark 11:28ἢ · [And]
    “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
  31. Mark 11:30ἢ · or
    John’s baptism—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”
  32. Mark 12:14ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
  33. Mark 13:32ἢ · or
    No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
  34. Mark 13:35ἢ · whether; ἢ
    Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.