ἤ

ē

Greek G2228 Conjunction 346 occurrences in 276 verses
ἤ or

ἤ,

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

1. disjunctive, or;

(a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.;

(b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial or refutation of a previous statement, frequently in interrog. form: Mat.7:4, 9 Mrk.12:14, Luk.13:4, Rom.3:29 6:3 9:21, 1Co.6:9, 16 9:6, 2Co.11:7; ἤ . . . ἤ, either . . . or, Mat.6:24, Luk.16:13, 1Co.14:6;

(c) in a disjunctive question (as Lat. an after utrum): Mat.9:5, Mrk.2:9, Luk.7:19, al.; after πότερον, Jhn.7:17; μή, 1Co.9:8; μήτι, 2Co.1:17; ἤ . . . ἤ . . . ἤ, Mrk.13:35.

2. Comparative, than: after comparatives, Mat.10:15, Luk.9:13, Jhn.3:19, Rom.13:11, al.; after ἕτερον, Act.17:21; θέλω (Khüner 3, iv, 303), 1Co.14:19; πρὶν ἤ, before, before accusative and inf., Mat.1:18 Mrk.14:30; after a positive adj. (Gen.49:12; cf. Robertson, Gr., 661), Mat.18:8, 9 Mrk.9:43, 45 47.

3. with other particles: ἀλλ᾽ ἤ, see: ἀλλά; ἤ γάρ, see: γάρ; ἢ καί, or even, or also, Mat.7:10, Luk.11:11, 12 Rom.2:15 4:9, al; ἤτοι . . . ἤ, Rom.6:16 (cf. Wis.11:19).

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Concordance 276 verses

  1. 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.

  2. 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’?

  3. Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

  4. People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

  5. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

  6. 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.”

  7. Luke 18:29 ἢἢἢἢ

    “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

  8. “Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

  9. John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”

  10. Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

  11. For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

  12. 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.

  13. Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

  14. 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.

  15. When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

  16. 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?”

  17. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.

  18. If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

  19. “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

  20. 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.

  21. and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

  22. 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.”

  23. 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.

  24. “Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell you about Me?”

  25. Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.

  26. Acts 3:12 ἢἢ

    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?

  27. They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”

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

  29. There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

  30. But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

  31. 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.

  32. 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,

  33. ‘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?

  34. “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

  35. Acts 10:28 ἢἢ

    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.

  36. ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

  37. Acts 17:21 ἢἢ

    Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.

  38. Acts 17:29 ἢἢ

    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.

  39. 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.

  40. so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

  41. Acts 20:33 ἢἢ

    I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

  42. 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.’”

  43. 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?”

  44. I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

  45. 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.

  46. Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,

  47. 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.’”

  48. 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.

  49. 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.

  50. On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”

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