ἤ ē

Greek word for “or” · Strong’s G2228 · used 343 times in 275 verses

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Meaning

ἤ; disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12;

How it is translated

Glosses given for ē in context, with how often each is used:

• or 290
• than 40
• either 4
• rather than 2
• than for 1
• rather 1
• nor 1
• and 1
• otherwise 1
• other than 1
• except 1

Where it is used

Also in 12 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Corinthians 14 (10), Matthew 10 (5), Matthew 18 (5), Luke 12 (5), 1 Corinthians 9 (5), 1 Corinthians 11 (5), Matthew 7 (4), Matthew 12 (4), Matthew 25 (4), Mark 10 (4)

Forms

• ἢ 334
• Ἢ 7
• ἤ 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἐάν ean “if” 27
• εἰ ei “if” 30
• δύο duo “two” 18
• οἶδα oida “to know” 19
• μᾶλλον mallon “more” 14
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 19
• οὐδείς oudeis “none” 16
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 17
• νόμος nomos “law” 14
• λαλέω laleō “to speak” 16
• εἷς ehis “one” 16
• εἰσέρχομαι eiserchomai “to enter” 14

Key verses

The verses using ē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:18 — For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
• John 3:19 — And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
• Romans 1:21 — Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was…
• Romans 2:4 — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
• 1 Corinthians 6:9 — Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor…
• 2 Corinthians 6:14 — Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
• 2 Corinthians 13:5 — Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
• Ephesians 3:20 — Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
• Ephesians 5:3 — But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
• James 1:17 — Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
• 1 Peter 1:11 — Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory…
• 1 Peter 1:18 — Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.