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Lexicon :: Strong's G2228 - ē

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Transliteration
ē (Key)
Pronunciation
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Part of Speech
particle
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms
mGNT
343x in 2 unique form(s)
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357x in 6 unique form(s)
LXX
775x in 3 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ḗ, ay; a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:—and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially G2235, G2260, G2273.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 357x

The KJV translates Strong's G2228 in the following manner: or (260x), than (38x), either (8x), or else (5x), nor (5x), not translated (21x), miscellaneous (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 357x
The KJV translates Strong's G2228 in the following manner: or (260x), than (38x), either (8x), or else (5x), nor (5x), not translated (21x), miscellaneous (20x).
  1. either, or, than

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ḗ, ay; a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:—and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially G2235, G2260, G2273.
STRONGS G2228:
, a disjunctive conjunction (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 53, 6). Used
1. to distinguish things or thoughts which either mutually exclude each other, or one of which can take the place of the other: or (Latin aut, vel);
a. to distinguish one thing from another in words of the same construction: Matthew 5:17 (τόν νόμον τούς προφήτας), Matthew 5:36 (λευκήν μέλαιναν); Matthew 6:31; Matthew 7:16; Mark 6:56; Mark 7:11; Luke 2:24; Luke 9:25; John 7:48; John 13:29; Acts 1:7; Acts 3:12; Acts 4:7; Romans 1:21; Romans 3:1; 1 Corinthians 4:3; 1 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Corinthians 10:19; Galatians 1:10, etc.
b. after an interrogative or a declarative sentence, before a question designed to prove the same thing in another way: Matthew 7:4, 9; Matthew 12:29; Matthew 16:26; Matthew 26:53; Mark 8:37; Luke 13:4; Luke 14:31; Luke 15:8; Romans 9:21; Romans 14:10; 1 Corinthians 6:16.
c. before a sentence contrary to the one just preceding, to indicate that if one be denied or refuted the other must stand: Matthew 20:15 (i. e. or, if thou wilt not grant this, is thine eye etc.); Romans 3:29; 1 Corinthians 9:6; 1 Corinthians 10:22; 1 Corinthians 11:14 (Rec.); 1 Corinthians 14:36; 2 Corinthians 11:7; ἀγνοεῖτε etc., Romans 6:3; Romans 7:1 (cf. Romans 6:14); οὐκ ὀικατε etc., Romans 11:2; 1 Corinthians 6:9, 16, 19.
d. ... , either... or, Matthew 6:24; Matthew 12:33; Luke 16:13; Acts 24:20; 1 Corinthians 14:6.
2. in a disjunctive question it corresponds to the Latin an after utrum;
a. preceded by πότερον, John 7:17; cf. Klotz ad Dev. 2:2, p. 574f; preceded by the interrogative μή, 1 Corinthians 9:8; preceded by μήτι, 2 Corinthians 1:17.
b. without an intertog. particle in the first member of the interrogation: τί ἐστι εὐκοπώτερον, εἰπεῖν... εἰπεῖν, Matthew 9:5; Mark 2:9; Luke 5:23; add, Matthew 21:25; Matthew 23:17, 19; Matthew 27:17; Mark 3:4; Luke 7:19; Acts 8:34.
c. ... ... , Mark 13:35.
3. as a comparative conjunction, than;
a. after comparatives: Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:22; Luke 9:13; Luke 16:17; John 3:19; John 4:1 (Tr marginal reading omits; WH brackets ); Acts 4:19; Romans 13:11, and often. is lacking after πλείους followed by a noun of number: Matthew 26:53 T Tr WH; Acts 4:22; Acts 23:13, 21; Acts 24:11 (where Rec. adds ); cf. Matthiae, § 455 note 4; Kühner, ii., p. 847; (Jelf, § 780 Obs. 1); Winers Grammar, 595 (554); (Buttmann, 168 (146)); Lob. ad Phryn., p. 410f.
b. after ἕτερον: Acts 17:21.
c. πρίν , before that, before, followed by accusative with an infinitive (cf. Buttmann, § 139, 35; Winer's Grammar, § 44, 6, also, p. 297 (279)): Matthew 1:18; Mark 14:30; Acts 2:20 R G WH marginal reading; Acts 7:2; followed by the aorist subjunc, Luke 2:26 Tr text omits; WH brackets ; Luke 22:34 R G (others ἕως); followed by present optative, Acts 25:16.
d. after θέλω equivalent to to prefer: 1 Corinthians 14:19 (followed by ἤπερ, 2 Macc. 14:42); examples from Greek authors are given in Klotz ad Devar. 2:2, p. 589f; Winers Grammar, § 35, 2 c.; (Buttmann, § 149, 7); Kühner, ii., p. 841; (Jelf, § 779 Obs. 3).
e. after οὐ: John 13:10 R G, where after οὐ χρείαν ἔχει the sentence goes on as though the writer had said οὐκ ἄλλου τίνος χρείαν ἔχει, (cf. Winers Grammar, 508 (478)).
f. after positive notions, to which in this way a comparative force is given: after καλόν ἐστι (it is good... rather than) equivalent to it is better, Matthew 18:8; Mark 9:43, 45, 47; cf. Menander's saying καλόν τό μή ζῆν, ζῆν ἀθλιως, and Plautus rud. 4, 4, 70 tacita mulier est bona semper, quam loquens; similar examples in the O. T. are Genesis 49:12; Psalm 117:8 (Ps. 118:8); Jonah 4:3, 8; Tobit 6:13 Tobit 12:8; Sir. 20:25 Sir. 22:15; 4 Macc. 9:1; also after λυσιτελεῖ (it is gain... rather than) equivalent to it is better (Tobit 3:6), Luke 17:2; after χαρά ἐστι (there will be joy... more than), Luke 15:7; see examples from Greek authors in Alexander Buttmann (1873) Gram. § 149, 7; (Buttmann, p. 360 (309)); Winer, Kühner, others, as above.
4. with other particles;
a. ἀλλ' , see ἀλλά, I. 10, p. 28a.
b. γάρ, see γάρ, I. at the end
c. καί (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 53, 6 note),
α. or even, or also (Latin aut etiam, vel etiam): (Matthew 7:10 L T Tr WH); Luke 11:11 G L T Tr WH; Luke 11:12; Luke 18:11; Romans 2:15; 1 Corinthians 16:6; 2 Corinthians 1:13.
β. or also (Latin an etiam) (in a disjunctive question): Luke 12:41; Romans 4:9.
d. ἤπερ, than at all (Latin quam forte; German als etwa), after a comparitive (cf. Jelf, § 779 Obs. 5): John 12:43 (L περ, WH marginal reading ὑπέρ) (2 Macc. 14:42; Homer, Hesiod).
e. ἤτοι... , either indeed (cf. Kühner, § 540, 5)... or: Romans 6:16 (Wis. 11:19; Herodotus and following).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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Strong's Number G2228 matches the Greek (ē),
which occurs 357 times in 283 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 6 (Mat 1:18–Mar 3:4)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:18 - Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ γέννησις οὕτως ἠν· μνηστευθείσης γὰρ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν G2228 συνελθεῖν αὐτούς, εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:17 - Μὴ νομίσητε ὅτι ἦλθον καταλῦσαι τὸν νόμον G2228 τοὺς προφήτας· οὐκ ἦλθον καταλῦσαι ἀλλὰ πληρῶσαι
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:18 - ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν· ἕως ἂν παρέλθῃ οὐρανὸς καὶ γῆ ἰῶτα ἓν G2228 μία κεραία οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου ἕως ἂν πάντα γένηται
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 - μήτε ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ σου ὀμόσῃς ὅτι οὐ δύνασαι μίαν τρίχα λευκὴν G2228 μέλαιναν ποιῆσαι
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:24 - Οὐδεὶς δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν· G2228 γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει G2228 ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει· οὐ δύνασθε θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ μαμμωνᾷ
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:31 - μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε λέγοντες, Τί φάγωμεν; ἤ, G2228 Τί πίωμεν; ἤ, G2228 Τί περιβαλώμεθα;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:4 -  G2228 πῶς ἐρεῖς τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου Ἄφες ἐκβάλω τὸ κάρφος ἀπὸ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ σου καὶ ἰδού, δοκὸς ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ σοῦ
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:9 -  G2228 τίς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος ὃν ἐὰν αἰτήσῃ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἄρτον μὴ λίθον ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:16 - ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς· μήτι συλλέγουσιν ἀπὸ ἀκανθῶν σταφυλὴν, G2228 ἀπὸ τριβόλων σῦκα
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:5 - τί γάρ ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερον εἰπεῖν Ἀφέωνταί σοι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι G2228 εἰπεῖν Ἔγειραι καὶ περιπάτει
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:11 - εἰς ἣν δ᾽ ἂν πόλιν G2228 κώμην εἰσέλθητε ἐξετάσατε τίς ἐν αὐτῇ ἄξιός ἐστιν· κἀκεῖ μείνατε ἕως ἂν ἐξέλθητε
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:14 - καὶ ὃς ἐὰν μὴ δέξηται ὑμᾶς μηδὲ ἀκούσῃ τοὺς λόγους ὑμῶν ἐξερχόμενοι τῆς οἰκίας G2228 τῆς πόλεως ἐκείνης ἐκτινάξατε τὸν κονιορτὸν τῶν ποδῶν ὑμῶν
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:15 - ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται γῇ Σοδόμων καὶ Γομόρρων ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως G2228 τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:19 - ὅταν δὲ παραδιδῶσιν ὑμᾶς μὴ μεριμνήσητε πῶς G2228 τί λαλήσητε· δοθήσεται γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ τί λαλήσετε
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:37 - φιλῶν πατέρα G2228 μητέρα ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἔστιν μου ἄξιος καὶ φιλῶν υἱὸν G2228 θυγατέρα ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἔστιν μου ἄξιος·
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:3 - εἶπεν αὐτῷ Σὺ εἶ ἐρχόμενος G2228 ἕτερον προσδοκῶμεν
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:22 - πλὴν λέγω ὑμῖν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως G2228 ὑμῖν
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:24 - πλὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι γῇ Σοδόμων ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως G2228 σοί
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:5 -  G2228 οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε ἐν τῷ νόμῳ ὅτι τοῖς σάββασιν οἱ ἱερεῖς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τὸ σάββατον βεβηλοῦσιν καὶ ἀναίτιοί εἰσιν
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:25 - εἰδὼς δὲ Ἰησοῦς τὰς ἐνθυμήσεις αὐτῶν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Πᾶσα βασιλεία μερισθεῖσα καθ᾽ ἑαυτῆς ἐρημοῦται καὶ πᾶσα πόλις G2228 οἰκία μερισθεῖσα καθ᾽ ἑαυτῆς οὐ σταθήσεται
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:29 -  G2228 πῶς δύναταί τις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ διἁρπάσαι, ἐὰν μὴ πρῶτον δήσῃ τὸν ἰσχυρόν, καὶ τότε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ διαρπάσει
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:33 -  G2228 ποιήσατε τὸ δένδρον καλὸν καὶ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ καλόν· G2228 ποιήσατε τὸ δένδρον σαπρὸν καὶ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ σαπρόν· ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ καρποῦ τὸ δένδρον γινώσκεται
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:21 - οὐκ ἔχει δὲ ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτῷ ἀλλὰ πρόσκαιρός ἐστιν γενομένης δὲ θλίψεως G2228 διωγμοῦ διὰ τὸν λόγον εὐθὺς σκανδαλίζεται
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:4 - γὰρ θεὸς ἐνετείλατο λέγων, Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σοῦ, καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καί, κακολογῶν πατέρα G2228 μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:5 - ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε Ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ πατρὶ G2228 τῇ μητρί Δῶρον ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:6 - καὶ οὐ μὴ τιμήσῃ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ· G2228 τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἠκυρώσατε τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:14 - οἱ δὲ εἰπον, Οἱ μὲν Ἰωάννην τὸν βαπτιστήν, ἄλλοι δὲ Ἠλίαν, ἕτεροι δὲ Ἰερεμίαν, G2228 ἕνα τῶν προφητῶν
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:26 - τί γὰρ ὠφελεῖται ἄνθρωπος ἐὰν τὸν κόσμον ὅλον κερδήσῃ τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ζημιωθῇ G2228 τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25 - λέγει Ναί καὶ ὅτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν προέφθασεν αὐτὸν Ἰησοῦς λέγων, Τί σοι δοκεῖ Σίμων οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς ἀπὸ τίνων λαμβάνουσιν τέλη G2228 κῆνσον ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτῶν G2228 ἀπὸ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:8 - Εἰ δὲ χείρ σου G2228 πούς σου σκανδαλίζει σε ἔκκοψον αὐτὰ καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ· καλόν σοι ἐστὶν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν χωλόν, G2228 κυλλόν, G2228 δύο χεῖρας G2228 δύο πόδας ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:9 - καὶ εἰ ὀφθαλμός σου σκανδαλίζει σε ἔξελε αὐτὸν καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ· καλόν σοι ἐστὶν μονόφθαλμον εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν G2228 δύο ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:13 - καὶ ἐὰν γένηται εὑρεῖν αὐτό ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι χαίρει ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ μᾶλλον G2228 ἐπὶ τοῖς ἐννενηκονταεννέα τοῖς μὴ πεπλανημένοις
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:16 - ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀκούσῃ παράλαβε μετὰ σοῦ ἔτι ἕνα G2228 δύο ἵνα ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων G2228 τριῶν σταθῇ πᾶν ῥῆμα·
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:20 - οὗ γάρ εἰσιν δύο G2228 τρεῖς συνηγμένοι εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα ἐκεῖ εἰμι ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:24 - πάλιν δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν εὐκοπώτερόν ἐστιν κάμηλον διὰ τρυπήματος ῥαφίδος διελθεῖν G2228 πλούσιον εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - καὶ πᾶς ὅς ἀφῆκεν οἰκίας G2228 ἀδελφοὺς G2228 ἀδελφὰς G2228 πατέρα G2228 μητέρα G2228 γυναῖκά G2228 τέκνα G2228 ἀγροὺς ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός μου ἑκατονταπλασίονα λήψεται καὶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσει
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:15 -  G2228 οὐκ ἔξεστίν μοι ποιῆσαι θέλω ἐν τοῖς ἐμοῖς εἰ ὀφθαλμός σου πονηρός ἐστιν ὅτι ἐγὼ ἀγαθός εἰμι
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:25 - τὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάννου πόθεν ἦν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ G2228 ἐξ ἀνθρώπων οἱ δὲ διελογίζοντο παῤ ἑαυτοῖς λέγοντες Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν Ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐρεῖ ἡμῖν Δια τί οὖν οὐκ ἐπιστεύσατε αὐτῷ
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:17 - εἰπὲ οὖν ἡμῖν τί σοι δοκεῖ· ἔξεστιν δοῦναι κῆνσον Καίσαρι G2228 οὔ
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:17 - μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί, τίς γὰρ μείζων ἐστίν, χρυσὸς G2228 ναὸς ἁγιάζων τὸν χρυσόν;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:19 - μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί, τί γὰρ μεῖζον τὸ δῶρον G2228 τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ ἁγιάζον τὸ δῶρον;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:23 - τότε ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ Ἰδού, ὧδε Χριστός, ἤ, G2228 Ὧδε, μὴ πιστεύσητε·
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:37 - τότε ἀποκριθήσονται αὐτῷ οἱ δίκαιοι λέγοντες Κύριε πότε σε εἴδομεν πεινῶντα καὶ ἐθρέψαμεν G2228 διψῶντα καὶ ἐποτίσαμεν
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:38 - πότε δέ σε εἴδομεν ξένον καὶ συνηγάγομεν G2228 γυμνὸν καὶ περιεβάλομεν
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:39 - πότε δέ σε εἴδομεν ἀσθενῆ G2228 ἐν φυλακῇ καὶ ἤλθομεν πρός σε
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:44 - τότε ἀποκριθήσονται αὐτῷ καὶ αὐτοὶ λέγοντες Κύριε πότε σε εἴδομεν πεινῶντα G2228 διψῶντα G2228 ξένον G2228 γυμνὸν G2228 ἀσθενῆ G2228 ἐν φυλακῇ καὶ οὐ διηκονήσαμέν σοι
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:53 -  G2228 δοκεῖς ὅτι οὐ δύναμαι ἄρτι παρακαλέσαι τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ παραστήσει μοι πλείους G2228 δώδεκα λεγεῶνας ἀγγέλων
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:17 - συνηγμένων οὖν αὐτῶν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Πιλᾶτος Τίνα θέλετε ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν Βαραββᾶν G2228 Ἰησοῦν τὸν λεγόμενον Χριστόν
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:9 - τί ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερον εἰπεῖν τῷ παραλυτικῷ Ἀφέωνταί σοί αἱ ἁμαρτίαι G2228 εἰπεῖν Ἔγειραι καὶ ἆρον σου τὸν κράββατον καὶ περιπάτει
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:4 - καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς Ἔξεστιν τοῖς σάββασιν ἀγαθοποιῆσαι, G2228 κακοποιῆσαι ψυχὴν σῶσαι G2228 ἀποκτεῖναι οἱ δὲ ἐσιώπων

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