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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. John 3:19ἢ · than
    And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
  2. John 4:1ἢ · than
    When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
  3. John 4:27ἢ · or
    Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”
  4. John 6:19ἢ
    When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
  5. John 7:17ἢ · or [whether]
    If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
  6. John 7:48ἢ · or
    “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
  7. John 8:14ἢ · or
    Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
  8. John 9:2ἢ · or
    …and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
  9. John 9:21ἢ · or
    But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
  10. John 13:29ἢ · or
    Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.
  11. John 18:34ἢ · or
    “Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell you about Me?”
  12. Acts 1:7ἢ · or
    Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
  13. Acts 3:12ἢ; ἢ · or
    And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
  14. Acts 4:7ἢ · or
    They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
  15. Acts 4:19ἢ · than
    But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
  16. Acts 4:34ἢ · or
    There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,
  17. Acts 5:29ἢ · than
    But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
  18. Acts 5:38ἢ · or
    So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
  19. Acts 7:2ἢ
    And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
  20. Acts 7:49ἢ · or
    ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
  21. Acts 8:34ἢ · or
    “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
  22. Acts 10:28ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
  23. Acts 11:8ἢ · or
    ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
  24. Acts 17:21ἢ · than; ἢ · and
    Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
  25. Acts 17:29ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
  26. Acts 18:14ἢ · or
    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.
  27. Acts 19:12ἢ · and
    …so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
  28. Acts 20:33ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
  29. Acts 20:35ἢ · than
    In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
  30. Acts 23:9ἢ · or
    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?”
  31. Acts 23:29ἢ · or
    I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.
  32. Acts 24:12ἢ · or
    Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
  33. Acts 24:20ἢ · Otherwise
    Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,
  34. Acts 24:21ἢ · unless [it was]
    …unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”
  35. Acts 25:6ἢ · or
    After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
  36. Acts 25:16ἢ
    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
  37. Acts 26:31ἢ · or
    On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
  38. Acts 27:11ἢ
    But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
  39. Acts 28:6ἢ · or
    The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
  40. Acts 28:17ἢ · or
    After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
  41. Acts 28:21ἢ · or even
    The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
  42. Romans 1:21ἢ · [nor]
    For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
  43. Romans 2:4ἢ · Or
    Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
  44. Romans 2:15ἢ · or
    So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them
  45. Romans 3:1ἢ · Or
    What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?