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Lexicon :: Strong's G2228 - ē

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Transliteration
ē (Key)
Pronunciation
ay
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Part of Speech
particle
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms
mGNT
343x in 2 unique form(s)
TR
357x in 6 unique form(s)
LXX
774x in 3 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ḗ, ay; a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:—and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially G2235, G2260, G2273.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 357x

The KJV translates Strong's G2228 in the following manner: or (260x), than (38x), either (8x), or else (5x), nor (5x), not translated (21x), miscellaneous (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 357x
The KJV translates Strong's G2228 in the following manner: or (260x), than (38x), either (8x), or else (5x), nor (5x), not translated (21x), miscellaneous (20x).
  1. either, or, than

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ḗ, ay; a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:—and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially G2235, G2260, G2273.
STRONGS G2228:
, a disjunctive conjunction (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 53, 6). Used
1. to distinguish things or thoughts which either mutually exclude each other, or one of which can take the place of the other: or (Latin aut, vel);
a. to distinguish one thing from another in words of the same construction: Matthew 5:17 (τόν νόμον τούς προφήτας), Matthew 5:36 (λευκήν μέλαιναν); Matthew 6:31; Matthew 7:16; Mark 6:56; Mark 7:11; Luke 2:24; Luke 9:25; John 7:48; John 13:29; Acts 1:7; Acts 3:12; Acts 4:7; Romans 1:21; Romans 3:1; 1 Corinthians 4:3; 1 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Corinthians 10:19; Galatians 1:10, etc.
b. after an interrogative or a declarative sentence, before a question designed to prove the same thing in another way: Matthew 7:4, 9; Matthew 12:29; Matthew 16:26; Matthew 26:53; Mark 8:37; Luke 13:4; Luke 14:31; Luke 15:8; Romans 9:21; Romans 14:10; 1 Corinthians 6:16.
c. before a sentence contrary to the one just preceding, to indicate that if one be denied or refuted the other must stand: Matthew 20:15 (i. e. or, if thou wilt not grant this, is thine eye etc.); Romans 3:29; 1 Corinthians 9:6; 1 Corinthians 10:22; 1 Corinthians 11:14 (Rec.); 1 Corinthians 14:36; 2 Corinthians 11:7; ἀγνοεῖτε etc., Romans 6:3; Romans 7:1 (cf. Romans 6:14); οὐκ ὀικατε etc., Romans 11:2; 1 Corinthians 6:9, 16, 19.
d. ... , either... or, Matthew 6:24; Matthew 12:33; Luke 16:13; Acts 24:20; 1 Corinthians 14:6.
2. in a disjunctive question it corresponds to the Latin an after utrum;
a. preceded by πότερον, John 7:17; cf. Klotz ad Dev. 2:2, p. 574f; preceded by the interrogative μή, 1 Corinthians 9:8; preceded by μήτι, 2 Corinthians 1:17.
b. without an intertog. particle in the first member of the interrogation: τί ἐστι εὐκοπώτερον, εἰπεῖν... εἰπεῖν, Matthew 9:5; Mark 2:9; Luke 5:23; add, Matthew 21:25; Matthew 23:17, 19; Matthew 27:17; Mark 3:4; Luke 7:19; Acts 8:34.
c. ... ... , Mark 13:35.
3. as a comparative conjunction, than;
a. after comparatives: Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:22; Luke 9:13; Luke 16:17; John 3:19; John 4:1 (Tr marginal reading omits; WH brackets ); Acts 4:19; Romans 13:11, and often. is lacking after πλείους followed by a noun of number: Matthew 26:53 T Tr WH; Acts 4:22; Acts 23:13, 21; Acts 24:11 (where Rec. adds ); cf. Matthiae, § 455 note 4; Kühner, ii., p. 847; (Jelf, § 780 Obs. 1); Winers Grammar, 595 (554); (Buttmann, 168 (146)); Lob. ad Phryn., p. 410f.
b. after ἕτερον: Acts 17:21.
c. πρίν , before that, before, followed by accusative with an infinitive (cf. Buttmann, § 139, 35; Winer's Grammar, § 44, 6, also, p. 297 (279)): Matthew 1:18; Mark 14:30; Acts 2:20 R G WH marginal reading; Acts 7:2; followed by the aorist subjunc, Luke 2:26 Tr text omits; WH brackets ; Luke 22:34 R G (others ἕως); followed by present optative, Acts 25:16.
d. after θέλω equivalent to to prefer: 1 Corinthians 14:19 (followed by ἤπερ, 2 Macc. 14:42); examples from Greek authors are given in Klotz ad Devar. 2:2, p. 589f; Winers Grammar, § 35, 2 c.; (Buttmann, § 149, 7); Kühner, ii., p. 841; (Jelf, § 779 Obs. 3).
e. after οὐ: John 13:10 R G, where after οὐ χρείαν ἔχει the sentence goes on as though the writer had said οὐκ ἄλλου τίνος χρείαν ἔχει, (cf. Winers Grammar, 508 (478)).
f. after positive notions, to which in this way a comparative force is given: after καλόν ἐστι (it is good... rather than) equivalent to it is better, Matthew 18:8; Mark 9:43, 45, 47; cf. Menander's saying καλόν τό μή ζῆν, ζῆν ἀθλιως, and Plautus rud. 4, 4, 70 tacita mulier est bona semper, quam loquens; similar examples in the O. T. are Genesis 49:12; Psalm 117:8 (Ps. 118:8); Jonah 4:3, 8; Tobit 6:13 Tobit 12:8; Sir. 20:25 Sir. 22:15; 4 Macc. 9:1; also after λυσιτελεῖ (it is gain... rather than) equivalent to it is better (Tobit 3:6), Luke 17:2; after χαρά ἐστι (there will be joy... more than), Luke 15:7; see examples from Greek authors in Alexander Buttmann (1873) Gram. § 149, 7; (Buttmann, p. 360 (309)); Winer, Kühner, others, as above.
4. with other particles;
a. ἀλλ' , see ἀλλά, I. 10, p. 28a.
b. γάρ, see γάρ, I. at the end
c. καί (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 53, 6 note),
α. or even, or also (Latin aut etiam, vel etiam): (Matthew 7:10 L T Tr WH); Luke 11:11 G L T Tr WH; Luke 11:12; Luke 18:11; Romans 2:15; 1 Corinthians 16:6; 2 Corinthians 1:13.
β. or also (Latin an etiam) (in a disjunctive question): Luke 12:41; Romans 4:9.
d. ἤπερ, than at all (Latin quam forte; German als etwa), after a comparitive (cf. Jelf, § 779 Obs. 5): John 12:43 (L περ, WH marginal reading ὑπέρ) (2 Macc. 14:42; Homer, Hesiod).
e. ἤτοι... , either indeed (cf. Kühner, § 540, 5)... or: Romans 6:16 (Wis. 11:19; Herodotus and following).
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Strong's Number G2228 matches the Greek (ē),
which occurs 357 times in 283 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 4 / 6 (Act 24:21–1Co 9:10)

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:21 - Except G2228 it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:23 - And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or G2228 come unto him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - And when he had tarried among them more than G2228 ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:16 - To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that G2228 he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:31 - And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or G2228 of bonds.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:11 - Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than G2228 those things which were spoken by Paul.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:6 - Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or G2228 fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:17 - And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or G2228 customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:21 - And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or G2228 spake any harm of thee.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:21 - Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither G2228 were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:4 - Or G2228 despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:15 - Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or G2228 else excusing one another;)
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:1 - What advantage then hath the Jew? or G2228 what profit is there of circumcision?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:29 - Is he G2228 the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:9 - Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or G2228 upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:10 - How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or G2228 in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:13 - For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or G2228 to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:3 -  G2228 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:16 - Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or G2228 of obedience unto righteousness?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:1 -  G2228 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:35 - Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or G2228 distress, or G2228 persecution, or G2228 famine, or G2228 nakedness, or G2228 peril, or G2228 sword?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:11 - (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or G2228 evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:21 -  G2228 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:7 - Or, G2228 Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:2 - God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. G2228 Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:34 - For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or G2228 who hath been his counsellor?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:35 - Or G2228 who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:11 - And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than G2228 when we believed.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:4 - Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or G2228 falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:10 - But why dost thou judge thy brother? or G2228 why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:13 - Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or G2228 an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:21 - It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or G2228 is offended, or G2228 is made weak.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:13 - Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or G2228 were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:1 - And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or G2228 of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:5 - Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but G2228 ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:3 - But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or G2228 of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:21 - What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or G2228 in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:10 - Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or G2228 with the covetous, or G2228 extortioners, or G2228 with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:11 - But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be G2228 a fornicator, or G2228 covetous, or G2228 an idolater, or G2228 a railer, or G2228 a drunkard, or G2228 an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:9 -  G2228 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:16 - What? G2228 know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:19 - What? G2228 know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:9 - But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than G2228 to burn.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:11 - But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or G2228 be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:15 - But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or G2228 a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:16 - For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or G2228 how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:6 - Or G2228 I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:7 - Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or G2228 who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:8 - Say I these things as a man? or G2228 saith not the law the same also?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:10 - Or G2228 saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

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