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; (with) 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. (AS)
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G1487 — εἰ
ei · if · Greek
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Matthew 4:3 · εἰThe tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”Matthew 4:6 · εἰ“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”Matthew 5:13 · εἰYou are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.Matthew 5:29 · εἰIf your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.Matthew 5:30 · εἰAnd if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.Matthew 6:1 · εἰ“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.Matthew 6:23 · εἰBut if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!Matthew 6:30 · εἰIf that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?Matthew 7:11 · εἰSo if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!Matthew 8:31 · εἰSo the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”Matthew 9:17 · εἰNeither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”Matthew 10:25 · εἰIt is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!Matthew 11:14 · εἰAnd if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.Matthew 11:21 · εἰ“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.Matthew 11:23 · εἰAnd you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.Matthew 11:27 · εἰ · εἰAll things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.Matthew 12:4 · εἰHe entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.Matthew 12:7 · εἰIf only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.Matthew 12:10 · εἰand a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”Matthew 12:24 · εἰBut when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”Matthew 12:26 · εἰIf Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?Matthew 12:27 · εἰAnd if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.Matthew 12:28 · εἰBut if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.Matthew 12:39 · εἰJesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.Matthew 13:57 · εἰAnd they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”Matthew 14:17 · εἰ“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.Matthew 14:28 · εἰ“Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.”Matthew 15:24 · εἰHe answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”Matthew 16:4 · εἰA wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.Matthew 16:24 · εἴThen Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.Matthew 17:4 · εἰPeter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”Matthew 17:8 · εἰAnd when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.Matthew 18:8 · εἰIf your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.Matthew 18:9 · εἰAnd if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.Matthew 18:28 · εἴBut when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’Matthew 19:3 · εἰThen some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”Matthew 19:10 · εἰHis disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”Matthew 19:17 · εἰ“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”Matthew 19:21 · εἰJesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”Matthew 21:19 · εἰSeeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.Matthew 22:45 · εἰSo if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”Matthew 23:30 · εἰAnd you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’Matthew 24:22 · εἰIf those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.Matthew 24:24 · εἰFor false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.Matthew 24:36 · εἰNo one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.Matthew 24:43 · εἰBut understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.Matthew 26:24 · εἰThe Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”Matthew 26:33 · εἰPeter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”Matthew 26:39 · εἰGoing a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”Matthew 26:42 · εἰA second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”Matthew 26:63 · εἰBut Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”Matthew 27:40 · εἰand saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”Matthew 27:43 · εἰHe trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”Matthew 27:49 · εἰBut the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”Mark 2:7 · εἰ“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”Mark 2:21 · εἰNo one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.Mark 2:22 · εἰAnd no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”Mark 2:26 · εἰDuring the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”Mark 3:2 · εἰIn order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.Mark 3:26 · εἰAnd if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.Mark 4:23 · εἴIf anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”Mark 5:37 · εἰAnd He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.Mark 6:4 · εἰThen Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”Mark 6:5 · εἰSo He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.Mark 6:8 · εἰHe instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—Mark 8:12 · εἰJesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”Mark 8:14 · εἰNow the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.Mark 8:23 · εἴSo He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.Mark 8:34 · εἴThen Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.Mark 9:9 · εἰAs they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.Mark 9:22 · εἴ“It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”Mark 9:23 · εἰ“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”Mark 9:29 · εἰJesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.”Mark 9:35 · εἴSitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”Mark 9:42 · εἰBut if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.Mark 10:2 · εἰSome Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.Mark 10:18 · εἰ“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.Mark 11:13 · εἰ · εἰSeeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs.Mark 11:25 · εἴAnd when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”Mark 13:20 · εἰIf the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.Mark 13:22 · εἰFor false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.Mark 13:32 · εἰNo one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.Mark 14:21 · εἰThe Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”Mark 14:29 · εἰPeter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.”Mark 14:35 · εἰGoing a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.Mark 15:36 · εἰAnd someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”Mark 15:44 · εἰ · εἰPilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.Luke 4:3 · εἰThe devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”Luke 4:9 · εἰThen the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.Luke 4:26 · εἰYet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.Luke 4:27 · εἰAnd there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”Luke 5:21 · εἰBut the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”Luke 5:36 · εἰHe also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.Luke 5:37 · εἰAnd no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.Luke 6:4 · εἰHe entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”Luke 6:7 · εἰLooking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.Luke 6:9 · εἰThen Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”Luke 6:32 · εἰIf you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.Luke 7:39 · εἰWhen the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”Luke 8:51 · εἰWhen He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.Luke 9:13 · εἰBut Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”Luke 9:23 · εἴThen Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.Luke 10:6 · εἰIf a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.Luke 10:13 · εἰWoe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.Luke 10:22 · εἰ · εἰAll things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”Luke 11:8 · εἰI tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.Luke 11:13 · εἰSo if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”Luke 11:18 · εἰIf Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.Luke 11:19 · εἰAnd if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.Luke 11:20 · εἰBut if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.Luke 11:29 · εἰAs the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.Luke 11:36 · εἰSo if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”Luke 12:26 · εἰSo if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?Luke 12:28 · εἰIf that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!Luke 12:39 · εἰBut understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.Luke 12:49 · εἰI have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!Luke 13:9 · εἰIf it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”Luke 13:23 · εἰ“Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,Luke 14:26 · εἴ“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.Luke 14:28 · εἰWhich of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?Luke 14:31 · εἰOr what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?Luke 14:32 · εἰAnd if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.Luke 16:11 · εἰSo if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?Luke 16:12 · εἰAnd if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?Luke 16:31 · εἰThen Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”Luke 17:2 · εἰIt 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.Luke 17:6 · εἰAnd the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.Luke 17:18 · εἰWas no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”Luke 18:4 · εἰFor a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,Luke 18:19 · εἰ“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.Luke 19:8 · εἴBut Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”Luke 19:42 · εἰand said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.Luke 22:42 · εἰ“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”Luke 22:49 · εἰThose around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”Luke 22:67 · εἰ“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.Luke 23:6 · εἰWhen Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.Luke 23:31 · εἰFor if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”Luke 23:35 · εἰThe people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”Luke 23:37 · εἰ“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”John 1:25 · εἰasked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”John 3:12 · εἰIf I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?John 3:13 · εἰNo one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.John 4:10 · εἰJesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”John 5:46 · εἰIf you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.John 5:47 · εἰBut since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”John 6:22 · εἰThe next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.John 6:46 · εἰnot that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.John 7:4 · εἰFor no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”John 7:23 · εἰIf a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?John 8:19 · εἰ“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
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