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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. Ephesians 5:27ἤ · or
    …and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
  2. Philippians 3:12ἢ · or
    Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
  3. Colossians 2:16ἢ · or; ἢ; ἢ · or
    Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
  4. Colossians 3:17ἢ · or
    And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
  5. 1 Thessalonians 2:19ἢ · [our]; ἢ · [our]; ἢ · if it is
    After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
  6. 2 Thessalonians 2:4ἢ · or
    He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
  7. 1 Timothy 1:4ἢ · than
    …or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
  8. 1 Timothy 2:9ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
  9. 1 Timothy 5:4ἢ · or
    But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
  10. 1 Timothy 5:19ἢ · or
    Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
  11. 2 Timothy 3:4ἢ · than
    …traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
  12. Titus 1:6ἢ · or
    An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
  13. Titus 3:12ἢ · or
    As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.
  14. Philemon 1:18ἢ · or
    But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
  15. Hebrews 2:6ἢ · or
    But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
  16. Hebrews 10:28ἢ · or
    Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
  17. Hebrews 11:25ἢ · than
    He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
  18. Hebrews 12:16ἢ · or
    See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
  19. James 1:17ἢ · or
    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
  20. James 2:3ἢ · or
    If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”
  21. James 2:15ἢ · or
    Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
  22. James 3:12ἢ · or
    My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
  23. James 4:5ἢ · Or
    Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
  24. James 4:11ἢ · or
    Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
  25. James 4:13ἢ · or
    Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
  26. James 4:15ἢ · or
    Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
  27. 1 Peter 1:11ἢ
    …trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
  28. 1 Peter 1:18ἢ · or
    For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
  29. 1 Peter 3:3ἢ · or
    Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
  30. 1 Peter 3:9ἢ · or
    Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
  31. 1 Peter 3:17ἢ · than
    For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
  32. 1 Peter 4:15ἢ · or; ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
  33. 2 Peter 2:21ἢ · than
    It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
  34. 1 John 4:4ἢ · than
    You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
  35. Revelation 3:15ἢ · or
    I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
  36. Revelation 13:16ἢ · or
    And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
  37. Revelation 13:17ἢ · or; ἢ · or
    …so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
  38. Revelation 14:9ἢ · or
    And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,