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ē G2228

ἤ (ē) means “or” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἤ Greek · G2228 343 tagged occurrences in 274 verses

Pronunciation guide: ay Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2228

ἤ · ē · or

ἤ, disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11); 1. disjunctive, or; (a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.; (b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial or refutation of a previous statement, frequently in interrog. form: Mat.7:4, 9 Mrk.12:14, Luk.13:4, Rom.3:29 6:3 9:21, 1Co.6:9, 16 9:6, 2Co.11:7; ἤ . . . ἤ, either . . . or, Mat.6:24, Luk.16:13, 1Co.14:6; (with) in a disjunctive question (as Lat. an after utrum): Mat.9:5, Mrk.2:9, Luk.7:19, al.; after πότερον, Jhn.7:17; μή, 1Co.9:8; μήτι, 2Co.1:17; ἤ . . . ἤ . . . ἤ, Mrk.13:35. 2. Comparative, than: after comparatives, Mat.10:15, Luk.9:13, Jhn.3:19, Rom.13:11, al.; after ἕτερον, Act.17:21; θέλω (Khüner 3, iv, 303), 1Co.14:19; πρὶν ἤ, before, before accusative and inf., Mat.1:18 Mrk.14:30; after a positive adj. (Gen.49:12; cf. Robertson, Gr., 661), Mat.18:8, 9 Mrk.9:43, 45 47. 3. with other particles: ἀλλ᾽ ἤ, see: ἀλλά; ἤ γάρ, see: γάρ; ἢ καί, or even, or also, Mat.7:10, Luk.11:11, 12 Rom.2:15 4:9, al; ἤτοι . . . ἤ, Rom.6:16 (cf. Wis.11:19). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

or, than.

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How translators render G2228

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
or 239
than 31
and 10
than for 4
vvv 4
either 2
our 2
but 1
did 1
if it is 1
isnt 1
nor 1
nor can 1
not 1
only 1
or again 1
or are 1
or else 1
or even 1
or if 1
or whether 1
otherwise 1
unless it was 1
was it 1
whether 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
or 257
than 35
either 7
or else 6
and 5
nor 5
neither 3
but 2
know ye not 2
rather than 2
that 2
what 2
be 1
but either 1
do 1
do we provoke 1
doth 1
except 1
is he the god 1
know ye 1
ministers 1
more than 1
not 1
rather 1
than for 1
they 1
thinkest thou 1
twice 1
wot ye 1
yea 1

Verses containing G2228

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  1. Luke 17:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

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  2. Luke 18:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

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  3. Luke 18:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

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  4. Luke 18:29 · BSB · 4 occurrences

    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God

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  5. Luke 20:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

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  6. Luke 20:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”

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  7. Luke 20:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

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  8. Luke 21:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

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  9. Luke 22:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.

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  10. John 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

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  11. John 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

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  12. John 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

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  13. John 4:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

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  14. John 6:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.

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  15. John 7:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

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  16. John 7:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

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  17. John 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.

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  18. John 9:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

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  19. John 9:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

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  20. John 13:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.

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  21. John 18:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell you about Me?”

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  22. Acts 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.

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  23. Acts 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.

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  24. Acts 3:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

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  25. Acts 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”

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  26. Acts 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.

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  27. Acts 4:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

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  28. Acts 5:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

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  29. Acts 5:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

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  30. Acts 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

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  31. Acts 7:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?

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  32. Acts 8:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

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  33. Acts 10:28 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

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  34. Acts 11:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

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  35. Acts 17:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.

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  36. Acts 17:29 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.

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  37. Acts 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.

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  38. Acts 19:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

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  39. Acts 20:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

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  40. Acts 20:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

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  41. Acts 23:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

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  42. Acts 23:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

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  43. Acts 24:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.

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  44. Acts 24:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,

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  45. Acts 24:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”

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  46. Acts 25:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.

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  47. Acts 25:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

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  48. Acts 26:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”

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  49. Acts 27:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.

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  50. Acts 28:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

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