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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. Mark 13:35ἢ; ἢ · or
    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.
  2. Mark 14:30ἢ
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
  3. Luke 2:24ἢ · or
    …and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
  4. Luke 2:26ἢ
    The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
  5. Luke 5:23ἢ · or
    Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
  6. Luke 6:9ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
  7. Luke 7:19ἢ · or
    So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
  8. Luke 7:20ἢ · or
    When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”
  9. Luke 8:16ἢ · or
    No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
  10. Luke 9:13ἢ
    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
  11. Luke 9:25ἢ · or
    What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?
  12. Luke 10:12ἢ · than
    I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
  13. Luke 10:14ἢ · than
    But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
  14. Luke 10:42ἢ · only
    But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
  15. Luke 11:12ἢ · Or
    Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
  16. Luke 12:11ἢ; ἢ · or
    When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
  17. Luke 12:14ἢ · or
    But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
  18. Luke 12:41ἢ · or
    “Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”
  19. Luke 12:47ἢ · [or]
    That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
  20. Luke 12:51ἢ
    Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.
  21. Luke 13:4ἢ · Or
    Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
  22. Luke 13:15ἢ · or
    “You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
  23. Luke 14:3ἢ · or
    So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
  24. Luke 14:5ἢ · or
    And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
  25. Luke 14:12ἢ · or
    Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
  26. Luke 14:31Ἢ · Or
    Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
  27. Luke 15:7ἢ · than
    I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
  28. Luke 15:8Ἢ · Or
    Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
  29. Luke 16:13ἢ · Either; ἢ · or
    No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
  30. Luke 16:17ἢ · than for
    But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
  31. Luke 17:2ἢ · than
    It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
  32. Luke 17:7ἢ · or
    Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
  33. Luke 17:21ἤ · or
    Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
  34. Luke 17:23ἤ · or
    People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
  35. Luke 18:11ἢ · or
    The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
  36. Luke 18:25ἢ · than for
    Indeed, 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.”
  37. Luke 18:29ἢ · or; ἢ · or; ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
  38. Luke 20:2ἢ · [and]
    “Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
  39. Luke 20:4ἢ · or
    John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”
  40. Luke 20:22ἢ · or
    Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
  41. Luke 21:15ἢ · [or]
    For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
  42. Luke 22:27ἢ · or
    For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
  43. John 2:6ἢ
    Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.