εἰ ei · G1487L

if: else

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 …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

εἰ, ; Attic dialect-Ionic dialect and [] ἤ [] in Epic dialect:— Particle used interjectionally with imperative and to express a wish, but usually either in conditions, if, or in indirect questions, whether. In the former use its regular negative is μ; in the latter, οὐ. ; A INTERJECTIONALLY, in [], come now! with imperative, εἰ δὲ.. ἄκουσον []; A.2 in wishes, with optative, ἀλλ᾽ εἴ τις.. καλέσειεν []; so later, εἴ μοι ξυνείη μοῖρα []; of unattained wishes, in []; later with past tenses of …

Where it's used 9 times

Matthew 6:1 · Matthew 9:17 · Mark 2:21 · Mark 2:22 · John 14:2 · John 14:11 · 2 Corinthians 11:16 · Revelation 2:5 · Revelation 2:16

Source: TBESG G1487L; TFLSJ G1487L

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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