Gloss
or; (in a series) either...or; (in comparison) than
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἤ
Greek transliteration
ē
Simplified transliteration
e
Numbers
Strong's number
2228
GK Number
2445
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
343
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
particle
Definition
can function as a conj (298t), either, or, Mt. 6:24; after comparatives, and ἄλλος, ἕτερος, expressed or implied, than, Mt. 10:15; 18:8; Acts 17:21; 24:21; intensive after ἀλλά and πριν, Lk. 12:51; Mt. 1:18; it also serves to point an interrogation, Rom. 3:29
Greek-English Concordance for ἤ
| 1 Corinthians 12:21 | The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor (ē | ἤ | conj) again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” |
| 1 Corinthians 13:1 | If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or (ē | ἤ | conj) a clanging cymbal. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:5 | Now I would like all of you to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than (ē | ἤ | particle) the one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may receive edification. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:6 | But as it is, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I impart to you some (ē | ἤ | conj) revelation or (ē | ἤ | conj) knowledge or (ē | ἤ | conj) prophecy or (ē | ἤ | conj) teaching? |
| 1 Corinthians 14:7 | It is the same with lifeless things that produce sound, whether flute or harp; if they do not make a difference between notes, how will what is being played on the flute or (ē | ἤ | conj) the harp be understood? |
| 1 Corinthians 14:19 | however, in church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, so as to instruct others also, than (ē | ἤ | particle) ten thousand words in a tongue. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:23 | So if the whole church assembles in the same place and everyone is speaking in tongues, and outsiders or (ē | ἤ | conj) unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds? |
| 1 Corinthians 14:24 | But if all are prophesying, and an unbeliever or (ē | ἤ | conj) outsider comes in, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, |
| 1 Corinthians 14:27 | If any speak in a tongue, it should be only two, or (ē | ἤ | conj) at the most three, and each in turn; and someone must interpret. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:29 | Two or (ē | ἤ | conj) three should speak as prophets and others should weigh carefully what is said. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:36 | Or (ē | ἤ | conj) did the word of God originate with you? Or (ē | ἤ | conj) did it come to you alone? |
| 1 Corinthians 14:37 | If anyone considers himself to be a prophet or (ē | ἤ | conj) spiritual, let him acknowledge that what I am writing to you is a command of the Lord. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:37 | And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare seed, perhaps of wheat or (ē | ἤ | conj) something else. |
| 1 Corinthians 16:6 | and it may be that I will stay awhile with you, or (ē | ἤ | conj) even spend the winter, so that you can help me continue my journey, wherever I go. |
| 2 Corinthians 1:13 | Now we are not writing you anything other than (ē | ἤ | particle) what you can read and (ē | ἤ | conj) also understand. But I hope that you will understand fully, |
| 2 Corinthians 1:17 | Therefore when I was planning this, I was not capricious, was I? Or (ē | ἤ | conj) the things I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, so that with me it would be “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time? |
| 2 Corinthians 3:1 | Are we beginning to recommend ourselves again? We do not need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you or (ē | ἤ | conj) from you, do we? |
| 2 Corinthians 6:14 | Do not be unevenly yoked with unbelievers; for what is there in common between righteousness and lawlessness? Or (ē | ἤ | conj) what fellowship has light with darkness? |
| 2 Corinthians 6:15 | What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or (ē | ἤ | conj) what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? |
| 2 Corinthians 9:7 | Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly nor (ē | ἤ | conj) under constraint, for it is the cheerful giver whom God loves. |
| 2 Corinthians 10:12 | For we would not dare to classify or (ē | ἤ | conj) compare ourselves with some of those who are recommending themselves. Rather, when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves by themselves, they are without understanding. |
| 2 Corinthians 11:4 | For if one comes and proclaims a different Jesus whom we did not proclaim, or (ē | ἤ | conj) if you welcome a different spirit which you did not welcome, or (ē | ἤ | conj) a different gospel which you did not welcome, you put up with it easily. |
| 2 Corinthians 11:7 | Or (ē | ἤ | conj) did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed the gospel of God to you without a charge? |
| 2 Corinthians 12:6 | For even if I should choose to boast, I would not be foolish, because I would be telling the truth. But I refrain from this, so that no one will give credit to me beyond what he sees in me or (ē | ἤ | conj) he hears from me, |
| 2 Corinthians 13:5 | Examine yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or (ē | ἤ | conj) do you not realize about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? — unless, of course, you fail the test! |
