ἤ
ē
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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Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 276 verses
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Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
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Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
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The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
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If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
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I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.
- 1 Corinthians 14:6 ἢἢἢἢ
Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
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Even in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?
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But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
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So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
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But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,
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If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
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Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.
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Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached?
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If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.
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And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.
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Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.
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For we do not write you anything that is beyond your ability to read and understand. And I hope that you will understand us completely,
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When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” when I really mean “No, no”?
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Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
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Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
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What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
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Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
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We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
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For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily.
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Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
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Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
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Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?
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But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
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Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
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I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
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I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
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Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?
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Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.
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For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”
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Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
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But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
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Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
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For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
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and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
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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.
- Colossians 2:16 ἢἢἢ
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
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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,
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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.
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Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
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traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
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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.