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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

Page 6 of 6. 274 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Hebrews 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

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  2. Hebrews 10:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

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  3. Hebrews 11:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.

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  4. Hebrews 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.

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  5. James 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

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  6. James 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”

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  7. James 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

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  8. James 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

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  9. James 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

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  10. James 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.

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  11. James 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”

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  12. James 4:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”

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  13. 1 Peter 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

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  14. 1 Peter 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,

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  15. 1 Peter 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,

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  16. 1 Peter 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

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  17. 1 Peter 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

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  18. 1 Peter 4:15 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.

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  19. 2 Peter 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.

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  20. 1 John 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

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  21. Revelation 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!

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  22. Revelation 13:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

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  23. Revelation 13:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.

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  24. Revelation 14:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,

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