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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
775x 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).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2228 matches the Greek (ē),
which occurs 78 times in 75 verses in 'Job' in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Job 3:15–Job 25:4)

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:15 - or with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:16 - Or why was I not as a hidden stillborn child,
as infants who never see the light?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:7 - “Remember: who that was innocent ever perished?
Or where were the upright cut off?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:16 - It stood still,
but I could not discern its appearance.
A form was before my eyes;
there was silence, then I heard a voice:
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:17 - ‘Can mortal man be in the right before[fn] God?
Can a man be pure before his Maker?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:1 - “Call now; is there anyone who will answer you?
To which of the holy ones will you turn?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:26 - You shall come to your grave in ripe old age,
like a sheaf gathered up in its season.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:5 - Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass,
or the ox low over his fodder?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:11 - What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should be patient?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:12 - Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:15 - My brothers are treacherous as a torrent-bed,
as torrential streams that pass away,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16 - which are dark with ice,
and where the snow hides itself.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:22 - Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’?
Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:23 - Or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’?
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless’?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:30 - Is there any injustice on my tongue?
Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:2 - Like a slave who longs for the shadow,
and like a hired hand who looks for his wages,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:12 - Am I the sea, or a sea monster,
that you set a guard over me?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:17 - What is man, that you make so much of him,
and that you set your heart on him,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:18 - visit him every morning
and test him every moment?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:3 - Does God pervert justice?
Or does the Almighty pervert the right?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:11 - “Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh?
Can reeds flourish where there is no water?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:12 - Behold, he snatches away; who can turn him back?
Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:26 - They go by like skiffs of reed,
like an eagle swooping on the prey.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:4 - Have you eyes of flesh?
Do you see as man sees?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:5 - Are your days as the days of man,
or your years as a man’s years,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:2 - “Should a multitude of words go unanswered,
and a man full of talk be judged right?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:7 - “Can you find out the deep things of God?
Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:9 - Its measure is longer than the earth
and broader than the sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:22 - Then call, and I will answer;
or let me speak, and you reply to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:25 - Will you frighten a driven leaf
and pursue dry chaff?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:28 - Man[fn] wastes away like a rotten thing,
like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:2 - He comes out like a flower and withers;
he flees like a shadow and continues not.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:22 - He feels only the pain of his own body,
and he mourns only for himself.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:7 - “Are you the first man who was born?
Or were you brought forth before the hills?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:9 - What do you know that we do not know?
What do you understand that is not clear to us?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:12 - Why does your heart carry you away,
and why do your eyes flash,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:14 - What is man, that he can be pure?
Or he who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:3 - Shall windy words have an end?
Or what provokes you that you answer?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:16 - Will it go down to the bars of Sheol?
Shall we descend together into the dust?”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:4 - You who tear yourself in your anger,
shall the earth be forsaken for you,
or the rock be removed out of its place?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:13 - “He has put my brothers far from me,
and those who knew me are wholly estranged from me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:24 - Oh that with an iron pen and lead
they were engraved in the rock forever!
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:2 - “Therefore my thoughts answer me,
because of my haste within me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:4 - As for me, is my complaint against man?
Why should I not be impatient?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:18 - That they are like straw before the wind,
and like chaff that the storm carries away?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:3 - Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right,
or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:17 - They said to God, ‘Depart from us,’
and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:24 - They are exalted a little while, and then are gone;
they are brought low and gathered up like all others;
they are cut off like the heads of grain.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:2 - “Dominion and fear are with God;[fn]
he makes peace in his high heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:4 - How then can man be in the right before God?
How can he who is born of woman be pure?

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