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; (with) 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). (AS)
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G2228 — ἤ
ē · or · Greek
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Matthew 1:18 · ἢNow the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.Matthew 5:17 · ἢThink not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.Matthew 5:18 · ἢFor verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.Matthew 5:36 · ἢNeither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.Matthew 6:24 · ἢ · ἢNo man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.Matthew 6:31 · ἢ · ἢBe not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?Matthew 7:4 · ἢOr how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?Matthew 7:9 · ἪOr what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;Matthew 7:10 · ἢor if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?Matthew 7:16 · ἢBy their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?Matthew 9:5 · ἢFor which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk?Matthew 10:11 · ἢAnd into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth.Matthew 10:14 · ἢAnd whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.Matthew 10:15 · ἢVerily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.Matthew 10:19 · ἢBut when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.Matthew 10:37 · ἢ · ἢHe that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.Matthew 11:3 · ἢand said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?Matthew 11:22 · ἢBut I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you.Matthew 11:24 · ἢBut I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.Matthew 12:5 · ἪOr have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?Matthew 12:25 · ἢAnd knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:Matthew 12:29 · ἢOr how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.Matthew 12:33 · Ἢ · ἢEither make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.Matthew 13:21 · ἢyet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.Matthew 15:4 · ἢFor God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.Matthew 15:5 · ἢBut ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given to God;Matthew 16:14 · ἢAnd they said, Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.Matthew 16:26 · ἢFor what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?Matthew 17:25 · ἢ · ἢHe saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers?Matthew 18:8 · ἢ · ἢ · ἢ · ἢAnd if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.Matthew 18:9 · ἢAnd if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.Matthew 18:13 · ἢAnd if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray.Matthew 18:16 · ἢ · ἢBut if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.Matthew 18:20 · ἢFor where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.Matthew 19:24 · ἢAnd again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.Matthew 19:29 · ἢ · ἢ · ἢ · ἢ · ἢ · ἢ · ἢAnd every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.Matthew 20:15 · ἢIs it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?Matthew 21:25 · ἢThe baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?Matthew 22:17 · ἢTell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?Matthew 23:17 · ἢYe fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?Matthew 23:19 · ἢYe blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?Matthew 24:23 · ἢThen if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe it not.Matthew 25:37 · ἢThen shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink?Matthew 25:38 · ἢAnd when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?Matthew 25:39 · ἢAnd when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?Matthew 25:44 · ἢ · ἢ · ἢ · ἢ · ἢThen shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?Matthew 26:53 · ἢOr thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?Matthew 27:17 · ἢWhen therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?Mark 2:9 · ἢWhich is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?Mark 3:4 · ἢ · ἢAnd he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.Mark 4:17 · ἢand they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble.Mark 4:21 · ἢAnd he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand?Mark 4:30 · ἢAnd he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?Mark 6:56 · ἢ · ἢAnd wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.Mark 7:10 · ἢFor Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:Mark 7:11 · ἢbut ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God;Mark 7:12 · ἢye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother;Mark 9:43 · ἢAnd if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.Mark 9:45 · ἢAnd if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell.Mark 9:47 · ἢAnd if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell;Mark 10:25 · ἢIt is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.Mark 10:29 · ἢ · ἢ · ἢ · ἢ · ἢ · ἢJesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel’s sake,Mark 10:38 · ἢBut Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?Mark 10:40 · ἢbut to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared.Mark 11:28 · ἢand they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?Mark 11:30 · ἢThe baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.Mark 12:14 · ἢAnd when they were come, they say unto him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not the person of men, but of a truth teachest the way of God: Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?Mark 12:15 · ἢShall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why make ye trial of me? bring me a denarius, that I may see it.Mark 13:32 · ἢBut of that day or that hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.Mark 13:35 · ἢ · ἢ · ἢ · ἢWatch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning;Mark 14:30 · ἢAnd Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that thou to-day, even this night, before the cock crow twice, shalt deny me thrice.Luke 2:24 · ἢand to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.Luke 2:26 · ἢAnd it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.Luke 5:23 · ἢWhich is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?Luke 6:9 · ἢ · ἢAnd Jesus said unto them, I ask you, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?Luke 7:19 · ἢAnd John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?Luke 7:20 · ἢAnd when the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?Luke 8:16 · ἢAnd no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they that enter in may see the light.Luke 9:13 · ἢBut he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people.Luke 9:25 · ἢFor what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?Luke 10:12 · ἢI say unto you, It shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.Luke 10:14 · ἢBut it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you.Luke 11:12 · ἢOr if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?Luke 12:11 · ἢ · ἢAnd when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:Luke 12:14 · ἢBut he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?Luke 12:41 · ἢAnd Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto all?Luke 12:47 · ἢAnd that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;Luke 12:51 · ἢThink ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:Luke 13:4 · ἪOr those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem?Luke 13:15 · ἢBut the Lord answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?Luke 14:3 · ἢAnd Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?Luke 14:5 · ἢAnd he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day?Luke 14:12 · ἢAnd he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.Luke 14:31 · ἢOr what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?Luke 15:7 · ἢI say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.Luke 15:8 · ἪOr what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it?Luke 16:13 · ἢ · ἢNo servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.Luke 16:17 · ἢBut it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.Luke 17:2 · ἢIt were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.Luke 17:7 · ἢBut who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;Luke 17:21 · ἢneither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.Luke 18:11 · ἢThe Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.Luke 18:25 · ἢFor it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.Luke 18:29 · ἢ · ἢ · ἢ · ἢAnd he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,Luke 20:2 · ἢand they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?Luke 20:4 · ἢThe baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?Luke 20:22 · ἢIs it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?Luke 21:15 · ἢfor I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.Luke 22:27 · ἢFor which is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth.John 2:6 · ἢNow there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews’ manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.John 3:19 · ἢAnd this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.John 4:1 · ἢWhen therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than JohnJohn 4:27 · ἢAnd upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?John 6:19 · ἢWhen therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid.John 7:17 · ἢIf any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.John 7:48 · ἢHath any of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?John 8:14 · ἢJesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.John 9:2 · ἢAnd his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?John 9:21 · ἢbut how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself.John 13:29 · ἢFor some thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus said unto him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.John 18:34 · ἢJesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?Acts 1:7 · ἢAnd he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority.Acts 2:20 · ἢThe sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable day.Acts 3:12 · ἢ · ἢAnd when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this man? or why fasten ye your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk?Acts 4:7 · ἢAnd when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?Acts 4:19 · ἢBut Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye:Acts 4:34 · ἢFor neither was there among them any that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,Acts 5:29 · ἢBut Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.Acts 5:38 · ἢAnd now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown:Acts 7:2 · ἢAnd he said,Brethren and fathers, hearken: The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,Acts 7:49 · ἢThe heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet: What manner of house will ye build me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest?Acts 8:34 · ἢAnd the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?Acts 10:28 · ἢ · ἢand he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and yet unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:Acts 11:8 · ἢBut I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.Acts 17:21 · ἢ · ἢ(Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.)Acts 17:29 · ἢ · ἢBeing then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.Acts 18:14 · ἢBut when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked villany, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:Acts 19:12 · ἢinsomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.Acts 20:33 · ἢ · ἢI coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.Acts 20:35 · ἢIn all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.Acts 23:9 · ἢAnd there arose a great clamor: and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: and what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?Acts 23:29 · ἢwhom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.Acts 24:12 · ἢand neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.Acts 24:20 · ἢOr else let these men themselves say what wrong-doing they found when I stood before the council,Acts 24:21 · ἢexcept it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question before you this day.Acts 25:6 · ἢAnd when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Cæsarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.Acts 25:16 · ἢTo whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.Acts 26:31 · ἢand when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.Acts 27:11 · ἢBut the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship, than to those things which were spoken by Paul.Acts 28:6 · ἢBut they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
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