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Lexicon :: Strong's G2229 - ē

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ἦ
Transliteration
ē (Key)
Pronunciation
ay
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
An adverb of confirmation, perhaps intensive of ἤ (G2228)
mGNT
0x in 0 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
34x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

ἦ ē, ay; an adverb of confirmation; perhaps intensive of G2228; used only (in the New Testament) before G3303; assuredly:—surely.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2229 in the following manner: surely (with G3375) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2229 in the following manner: surely (with G3375) (1x).

  1. assuredly, most certainly, full surely

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἦ ē, ay; an adverb of confirmation; perhaps intensive of G2228; used only (in the New Testament) before G3303; assuredly:—surely.
STRONGS G2229:
ἤ, 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 ἤ τούς προφήτας), Matthew 5:36 (λευκήν ἤ 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; ἤ ἀγνοεῖτε etc., Romans 6:3; Romans 7:1 (cf. Romans 6:14); ἤ οὐκ ὀικατε etc., Romans 11:2; 1 Corinthians 6:9, 16, 19.
d. ἤ... ἤ, 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... ἤ 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. ἤ... ἤ... ἤ, 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 ἤ); Acts 4:19; Romans 13:11, and often. ἤ 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 ἤ); 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 ἤ, 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 ἤ; 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, ἤ 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' ἤ, see ἀλλά, I. 10, p. 28a.
b. ἤ γάρ, see γάρ, I. at the end
c. ἤ 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 ἤ περ, WH marginal reading ὑπέρ) (2 Macc. 14:42; Homer, Hesiod).
e. ἤτοι... ἤ, either indeed (cf. Kühner, § 540, 5)... or: Romans 6:16 (Wis. 11:19; Herodotus and following).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
49:12
Psalms
118:8
Jonah
4:3; 4:8
Matthew
1:18; 5:17; 5:36; 6:24; 6:31; 7:4; 7:9; 7:10; 7:16; 9:5; 10:15; 11:22; 12:29; 12:33; 16:26; 18:8; 20:15; 21:25; 23:17; 23:19; 26:53; 26:53; 27:17
Mark
2:9; 3:4; 6:56; 7:11; 8:37; 9:43; 9:45; 9:47; 13:35; 14:30
Luke
2:24; 2:26; 5:23; 7:19; 9:13; 9:25; 11:11; 11:12; 12:41; 13:4; 14:31; 15:7; 15:8; 16:13; 16:17; 17:2; 18:11; 22:34
John
3:19; 4:1; 7:17; 7:48; 12:43; 13:10; 13:29
Acts
1:7; 2:20; 3:12; 4:7; 4:19; 4:22; 7:2; 8:34; 17:21; 23:13; 23:21; 24:11; 24:20; 25:16
Romans
1:21; 2:15; 3:1; 3:29; 4:9; 6:3; 6:14; 6:16; 7:1; 9:21; 11:2; 13:11; 14:10
1 Corinthians
4:3; 5:10; 6:9; 6:16; 6:16; 6:19; 9:6; 9:8; 10:19; 10:22; 11:14; 14:6; 14:19; 14:36; 16:6
2 Corinthians
1:13; 1:17; 11:7
Galatians
1:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2229 matches the Greek ἦ (ē),
which occurs 34 times in 34 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:17 -

“I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the city gates of their[fn] enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16 -

“Send one from among you to get your brother. The rest of you will be imprisoned so that your words can be tested to see if they are true. If they are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies! ”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:13 -

The woman asked, “Why have you devised something similar against the people of God? When the king spoke as he did about this matter, he has pronounced his own guilt. The king has not brought back his own banished one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:19 -

When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked and despised us, and said, “What is this you’re doing? Are you rebelling against the king? ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:13 -

Since I cannot help myself,

the hope for success has been banished from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:10 -

Will they not teach you and tell you

and speak from their understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:14 -

How then can I answer him

or choose my arguments against him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:26 -

They sweep by like boats made of papyrus,

like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:3 -

“Is it good for you to oppress,

to reject the work of your hands,

and favor[fn] the plans of the wicked?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:4 -

“Do you have eyes of flesh,

or do you see as a human sees?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:5 -

“Are your days like those of a human,

or your years like those of a man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:10 -

“Did you not pour me out like milk

and curdle me like cheese?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:20 -

“Are my days not few? Stop it![fn]

Leave me alone, so that I can smile a little

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:7 -

Can you fathom the depths of God

or discover the limits of the Almighty?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:2 -

No doubt you are the people,

and wisdom will die with you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:8 -

Would you show partiality to him

or argue the case in his defense?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:15 -

Even if he kills me, I will hope in him.[fn]

I will still defend my ways before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:25 -

Will you frighten a wind-driven leaf?

Will you chase after dry straw?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:8 -

Do you listen in on the council of God,

or have a monopoly on wisdom?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:15 -

where then is my hope?

Who can see any hope for me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:16 -

Will it go down to the gates of Sheol,

or will we descend together to the dust?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:4 -

Does he correct you and take you to court

because of your piety?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:13 -

Yet you say, “What does God know?

Can he judge through total darkness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:3 -

as long as my breath is still in me

and the breath from God remains in my nostrils,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:9 -

Will God hear his cry

when distress comes on him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:26 -

if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining

or at the moon moving in splendor,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:12 -

Have you ever in your life commanded the morning

or assigned the dawn its place,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:14 -

The earth is changed as clay is by a seal;

its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:32 -

Can you bring out the constellations[fn] in their season

and lead the Bear[fn] and her cubs?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:19 -

Do you give strength to the horse?

Do you adorn his neck with a mane?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:9 -

Do you have an arm like God’s?

Can you thunder with a voice like his?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:23

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“By myself I have sworn;

truth has gone from my mouth,

a word that will not be revoked:

Every knee will bow to me,

every tongue will swear allegiance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:17

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“Don’t you see how they behave in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:15 -

All who pass by

scornfully clap their hands at you.

They hiss and shake their heads

at Daughter Jerusalem:

Is this the city that was called

the perfection of beauty,

the joy of the whole earth?

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