εἰ

ei

Greek G1487 Conditional 502 occurrences in 460 verses
εἰ if

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., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat., Mrk.4:23 9:22, Jhn.15:18, 1Co.7:9, al.; before fut. indic., Luk.16:31, Rom.8:11, al.; before pf. or aor., with negation in apodosis, Mat.12:26, Rom.4:14, al.; similarly, before impf., Luk.17:6, Jhn.8:39; before quæst., Mat.6:23, Jhn.5:47 7:23 8:46, 1Pe.2:20;

(b) fut.: Mat.26:33, 1Pe.2:20;

(c) pf.: Jhn.11:12, Rom.6:5, al.;

(d) aor.: Luk.16:11 19:8, Jhn.13:32, 18:23, Rev.20:15, al.

2. Where the assumption is certain = ἐπεί: Mat.12:28, Jhn.7:4, Rom.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: Mrk.15:44, 1Jn.3:13, al.

5. C. indic., as in LXX (Num.14:3o, 1Ki.14:45, al. = Heb. אִם), in oaths, with the formula of imprecation understood in a suppressed apodosis (WM, 627; Burton, §272): Mrk.8:12, Heb.3:11" (LXX) 4:3 (LXX).

6. Rarely (cl.) with optative, to express a merely possible condition: Act.24:19 27:39, 1Co.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., Mat.26:63, Mrk.15:36, Act.19:2, 2Co.13:5, al.; fut., Mrk.3:2, Act.8:22, al.; aor., Mrk.15:44, 1Co.1:16, al.; with subjc. aor. (M, Pr., 194), Php.3:12.

2. As in LXX (= Heb. אִם and interrog. הֲ, Gen.17:17, al.; see WM, 639f.; Viteau, i, 22), in direct questions: Mrk.8:23 (Tr., WH, txt.), Luk.13:23, 22:49, Act.19:2, al.

III. With other particles.

1. εἰ ἄρα, εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μήγε, see: ἄρα, γε.

2. εἰ δὲ καί, but if also: Luk.11:18; but even if, 1Co.4:7, 2Co.4:3 11:16.

3. εἰ δὲ μή, but if not, but if otherwise: Mrk.2:21, 22 Jhn.14:2, Rev.2:5, al.

4. εἰ καί, if even, if also, although: Mrk.14:29, Luk.11:8, 1Co.7:21, 2Co.4:16, Php.2:17, al.

5. καὶ εἰ, even if, see: καί

6. εἰ μή, if not, unless, except, but only: Mat.24:22, Mrk.2:26 6:5, Jhn.9:33, 1Co.7:17 (only), Gal.1:19 (cf. ἐὰν μή, 2:16; see Hort., Ja., xvi); ἐκτὸς εἰ μή, pleonastic (Bl., §65, 6), 1Co.14:5 15:2, 1Ti.5:19.

7. εἰ μήν = cl. ἦ μήν (M, Pr., 46), in oaths, surely (Eze.33:27, al.): Heb.6:14.

8. εἴ πως, if haply: Act.27:12, Rom.1:10.

9. εἴτε . . . εἴτε, whether . . . or; Rom.12:6-8, 1Co.3:22 13:8, al.

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Concordance 460 verses

  1. John 8:39 Εἰ

    “Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.

  2. John 8:42 Εἰ

    Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.

  3. John 8:46 εἰ

    Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?

  4. John 9:25 Εἰ

    He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”

  5. John 9:33 εἰ

    If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”

  6. John 9:41 Εἰ

    “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

  7. John 10:10 εἰ

    The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

  8. John 10:24 εἰ

    So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

  9. John 10:35 εἰ

    If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—

  10. John 10:37 Εἰ

    If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.

  11. John 10:38 εἰ

    But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”

  12. John 11:12 εἰ

    His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”

  13. John 11:21 εἰ

    Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

  14. John 11:32 εἰ

    When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”

  15. John 13:10 εἰ

    Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

  16. John 13:14 εἰ

    So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.

  17. John 13:17 εἰ

    If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

  18. John 13:32 εἰ

    If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.

  19. John 14:2 εἰ

    In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?

  20. John 14:6 εἰ

    Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

  21. John 14:7 εἰ

    If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”

  22. John 14:11 εἰ

    Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.

  23. John 14:28 εἰ

    You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.

  24. John 15:18 Εἰ

    If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.

  25. John 15:19 εἰ

    If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.

  26. John 15:20 εἰεἰ

    Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.

  27. John 15:22 εἰ

    If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

  28. John 15:24 εἰ

    If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.

  29. John 17:12 εἰ

    While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.

  30. John 18:8 εἰ

    “I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.”

  31. John 18:23 Εἰεἰ

    Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”

  32. John 18:30 Εἰ

    “If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”

  33. John 18:36 εἰ

    Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”

  34. John 19:11 εἰ

    Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

  35. John 19:15 εἰ

    At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.

  36. John 20:15 εἰ

    “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”

  37. Acts 1:6 εἰ

    So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

  38. Acts 4:9 εἰ

    If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,

  39. Acts 4:19 Εἰ

    But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.

  40. Acts 5:8 εἰ

    “Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”

  41. Acts 5:39 εἰ

    But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”

  42. Acts 7:1 Εἰ

    Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”

  43. Acts 8:22 εἰ

    Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

  44. Acts 10:18 εἰ

    They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.

  45. Acts 11:17 εἰ

    So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”

  46. Acts 11:19 εἰ

    Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.

  47. Acts 13:15 εἴ

    After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”

  48. Acts 16:15 Εἰ

    And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

  49. Acts 17:11 εἰ

    Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

  50. Acts 17:27 εἰ

    God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

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