Midvash

ἤḗ

disjunctive, or; comparative, than

Greek (New Testament) · G2228

Meanings

1. disjunctive, or

(a) between single words: Matthew 5:17, Mark 6:56, Luke 2:24, John 6:19, Romans 1:21, and elsewhere

(b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial or refutation of a previous statement, frequently in interrog. form: Matthew 7:4, Matthew 7:9, Mark 12:14, Luke 13:4, Romans 3:29, Romans 6:3, Romans 9:21, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Corinthians 6:16, 1 Corinthians 9:6, 2 Corinthians 11:7; ἢ... ἤ, either... or, Matthew 6:24, Luke 16:13, 1 Corinthians 14:6

(c) in a disjunctive question (as Lat. an after utrum): Matthew 9:5, Mark 2:9, Luke 7:19, and elsewhere; after πότερον, John 7:17; μή, 1 Corinthians 9:8; μήτι, 2 Corinthians 1:17; ἢ... ἢ... ἤ, Mark 13:35.

2. Comparative, than: after comparatives, Matthew 10:15, Luke 9:13, John 3:19, Romans 13:11, and elsewhere; after ἕτερον, Acts 17:21; θέλω (Khüner3, ɪᴠ, 303), 1 Corinthians 14:19; πρὶν ἤ, before, followed by accusative et infinitive, Matthew 1:18, Mark 14:30; after a positive adj. (Genesis 49:12; cf. Robertson, Gr., 661), Matthew 18:8, Matthew 18:9, Mark 9:43, Mark 9:45, Mark 9:47.

3. With other particles: ἀλλ’ ἤ, see ἀλλά; ἢ γάρ, see γάρ; ἢ καί, or even, or also, Matthew 7:10, Luke 11:11, Luke 11:12, Romans 2:15, Romans 4:9, and elsewhere; ἤτοι... ἤ, Romans 6:16 (cf. Wisdom 11:19).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 342 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Matthew 5:17 “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.
  • Matthew 5:18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
  • Matthew 5:36 Do not even say, ‘By my head!’ for you can’t turn one hair white or black.
  • Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
  • Matthew 6:25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.