Strong’s G2228 — ἤ (ḗ)

ἤ (ḗ) 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.

Associated OET lemmas: ἦ

UBS dictionary entries sharing a lemma or Strong’s identifier: ἤ (G2228)

OET-LV: 6 And six stone waterpots were lying there according _to the purification of _the Youdaiōns, having _room _for two or three measures each. (JHN 2:6)

OET-RV: 6 Now there were six empty stone water jars there that are used for Jewish purification ceremonies. (Each one could hold over 70 litres.) (JHN 2:6)

Jump to OET JHN 2:6 section.

OET-LV: 48 Not anyone of the rulers believed in him, or of the Farisaios_party? (JHN 7:48)

OET-RV: 48 “None of our leaders or any of us Farisaios believe that he’s from God. (JHN 7:48)

Jump to OET JHN 7:48 section.

OET-LV: 9 Which is easier, to _say to _the paralytic: The sins have _been _forgiven to _you. or to _say: Be _raising and take _up the pallet of _you and be _walking? (MRK 2:9)

OET-RV: 9 Which is easier: to tell the paralysed man that his sins have been forgiven, or to tell him to pick up his bedding and walk? (MRK 2:9)

Jump to OET MRK 2:9 section.

OET-LV: 10 For/Because Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) said: Be _honouring the father of _you and the mother of _you, and: The one speaking _evil father or mother let _be _dying in _death. (MRK 7:10)

OET-RV: 10 Mosheh (Moses) teaches us,
⇔ ‘Honour your parents,’
⇔ and
⇔ ‘Anyone dishonestly slandering their parents deserves the death penalty.’ (MRK 7:10)

Jump to OET MRK 7:10 section.

OET-LV: 25 It _is easier for_a_camel to _pass _through through eye needle than a_rich one to _come _in into the kingdom of_ the _god. (MRK 10:25)

OET-RV: 25 It’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God’s kingdom.” (MRK 10:25)

Jump to OET MRK 10:25 section.

OET-LV: 14 And having _come, they _are _saying to _him: Teacher, we _have _known that you _are true, and is_ not _caring to _you about no _one, because/for you _are_ not _looking on appearance of _people, but you _are _teaching the way of_ the _god with the_truth. Is _it _permitting to _give a_poll _tax to _Kaisar or not? May _we _give or we _may_ not _give? (MRK 12:14)

OET-RV: 14 So they flattered him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest even if it upsets others, and that you teach the truth about God without caring about people’s opinions. Is it right for us Yehudim (Jews) to pay the poll tax to the Romaios emperor or not? How should we handle this?” (MRK 12:14)

Jump to OET MRK 12:14 section.

OET-LV: 17 You _all _may_ not _think that I _came to _tear _down the law or the prophets, I _came not to _tear _down, but to _fulfill. (MAT 5:17)

OET-RV: 17 “Don’t imagine that I came to criticise the prophets or Mosheh’s (Moses) instructions. I didn’t come to oppose the scriptures, but to fulfil them, (MAT 5:17)

Jump to OET MAT 5:17 section.

OET-LV: 4 Or how you _will _be _saying to _the brother of _you: Allow that I _may _throw _out the speck from the eye of _you, and see, the beam is in the eye of _you? (MAT 7:4)

OET-RV: 4 How could you offer to get the speck out of their eye, when you still have the board in yours? (MAT 7:4)

Jump to OET MAT 7:4 section.

OET-LV: 14 And whoever wishfully may_ not _receive you _all, nor may _hear the messages of _you _all, coming _out out of _the house or the that city, shake _off the dust of _the feet of _you _all. (MAT 10:14)

OET-RV: 14 If there’s any that don’t accept you or don’t want to hear your messages, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or city, as a sign that you apprentices accept no responsibility for them. (MAT 10:14)

Jump to OET MAT 10:14 section.

OET-LV: 24 However I _am _saying to _you _all that it _will _be more _tolerable for_the_land of _Sodoma in day of _judgement than for _you. (MAT 11:24)

OET-RV: 24 However, I’m telling you, Kafarnaoum, that it’ll be more tolerable for the people of Sedom on judgement day than it will be for you.” (MAT 11:24)

Jump to OET MAT 11:24 section.

OET-LV: 4 For/Because the god commanded saying: Be _honouring the father and the mother, and: The one speaking _evil of _father or mother, let _be _dying in _death. (MAT 15:4)

OET-RV: 4 “God told us to honour our fathers and mothers, and also that anyone who speaks evil about their father or mother deserves the death penalty. (MAT 15:4)

Jump to OET MAT 15:4 section.

OET-LV: 9 And if the eye of _you is _stumbling you, pluck _out it and throw it from you, it _is better for _you to _come _in into the life one-eyed, than to _be _thrown into the geenna of_ the _fire having two eyes. (MAT 18:9)

OET-RV: 9 And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away, because it’s better for you to enter eternal life with only one eye than to be thrown into the pit of fire with two eyes. (MAT 18:9)

Jump to OET MAT 18:9 section.

OET-LV: 15 Or not is _it _permitting for _me, what I _am _willing to _do with the mine? Or is the eye of _you evil, because I am good? (MAT 20:15)

OET-RV: 15 Or aren’t I permitted to do what I want with my own money? Or do you look at me maliciously just because I’m generous?’ (MAT 20:15)

Jump to OET MAT 20:15 section.

OET-LV: 37 Then the righteous will _be _answering to _him saying: master, when we _saw you hungering and we _fed, or thirsting and we _gave _to _drink? (MAT 25:37)

OET-RV: 37 Then those godly people will ask, ‘Master, when did we ever feed you when you were hungry, or give you a drink when you were thirsty? (MAT 25:37)

Jump to OET MAT 25:37 section.

OET-LV: 24 and which to _give a_sacrifice, according _to the message having _been _said in the law of_the_master: A_pair two of _turtledoves or young of _doves. (LUK 2:24)

OET-RV: 24 and hence a sacrifice has to be made, which according to that law is a pair of turtledoves or a pair of young doves. (LUK 2:24)

Jump to OET LUK 2:24 section.

OET-LV: 13 But he _said to them: You _all give something to _them. to _eat. But they said: Not to _us are more than five loaves and two fishes, if surely _not having _been _gone, we may _buy foods for all the this people. (LUK 9:13)

OET-RV: 13 But Yeshua told them, “You all give them something to eat.”
¶ “We don’t have anything more than just five breadrolls and two fish, unless we go and buy some food for all these people.” (LUK 9:13)

Jump to OET LUK 9:13 section.

OET-LV: 14 But he he _said to _him: Man, who me appointed a_judge or arbitrator over you _all? (LUK 12:14)

OET-RV: 14 “Man,” Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) responded, “who said that I’m the judge or arbitrator over you all?” (LUK 12:14)

Jump to OET LUK 12:14 section.

OET-LV: 15 And the master answered to _him and said: Hypocrites. Is_ not _untying each of _you _all the ox of _him, on _the day _of _rest, or the donkey from the manger, and having _led _away it is _giving _to _drink it? (LUK 13:15)

OET-RV: 15 “You hypocrites!” Yeshua responded. “Doesn’t every one of you untie his ox on the Rest Day, or untie the donkey from the feeding trough and lead it away for a drink? (LUK 13:15)

Jump to OET LUK 13:15 section.

OET-LV: 8 Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she _may _lose one drachma, is_ not _lighting a_lamp, and is _sweeping the house, and is _seeking carefully, until of _which she _may _find it? (LUK 15:8)

OET-RV: 8 “Or what woman who had ten silver coins and lost one, wouldn’t light a lamp and sweep the house and search thoroughly until she found it? (LUK 15:8)

Jump to OET LUK 15:8 section.

OET-LV: 23 And they _will _be _saying to _you _all: Behold, there he _is, or: Behold, here he _is, you _all _may_ not _go _away nor you _all _may _pursue. (LUK 17:23)

OET-RV: 23 Some people will tell you all, ‘Look, there he is!’ or ‘Hey, here he is!’ but don’t go looking or following them, (LUK 17:23)

Jump to OET LUK 17:23 section.

OET-LV: 22 Is _it _permitting for _us to _give tax to _Kaisar or not? (LUK 20:22)

OET-RV: 22 So tell us, should we pay tax to the Romaios emperor or not?” (LUK 20:22)

Jump to OET LUK 20:22 section.

OET-LV: 19 But the Petros and Yōannaʸs answering said to them: Judge whether it _is right before the god, to _be _hearing from _you _all rather than the from_god. (ACT 4:19)

OET-RV: 19 But Kefa and Yohan answered, “You judge for yourselves whether it’s right in God’s eyes to listen to you rather than to him? (ACT 4:19)

Jump to OET ACT 4:19 section.

OET-LV: 34 And the eunuch answering to_ the _Filippos said: I _am _beseeching of _you concerning whom the prophet is _saying this? Concerning himself or concerning someone other? (ACT 8:34)

OET-RV: 34 “Now tell me,” said the official, “who was Yeshayah (Isaiah) talking about? Was he talking about himself or someone else?” (ACT 8:34)

Jump to OET ACT 8:34 section.

OET-LV: 12 so _that even to the ones ailing handkerchiefs or aprons to _be _being _carried _away from the skin of _him, and the diseases to _be _being _released from them, and the the evil spirits to _be _going _out. (ACT 19:12)

OET-RV: 12 such that even if handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were placed on top of any person who was sick or troubled with demons, then they would recover and the evil spirits would leave them. (ACT 19:12)

Jump to OET ACT 19:12 section.

OET-LV: 20 Or let_ these themselves _say, what they _found wrong, having _stood of _me before the council, (ACT 24:20)

OET-RV: 20 Even these ones here now should explain what their council found me guilty of, (ACT 24:20)

Jump to OET ACT 24:20 section.

OET-LV: 6 But they were _expecting him to _be _going to _be _being _swelled _up, or to _be _falling _down suddenly dead. But over much time, them waiting and observing nothing amiss becoming to him, having _changed _their _minds they _were _saying him to _be a_god. (ACT 28:6)

OET-RV: 6 The locals were waiting for his arm to swell up or for him to fall down dead, but after a while when nothing happened they changed their minds and decided that instead, he must be a god. (ACT 28:6)

Jump to OET ACT 28:6 section.

OET-LV: 12 Not is _able, brothers of _me, a_fig _tree olives to _produce or a_vine figs? Nor salt sweet to _produce water. (JAM 3:12)

OET-RV: 12 A fig tree can’t produce olives and a grape vine can’t produce figs, my brothers and sisters, just like a salty supply can’t give fresh water. (JAM 3:12)

Jump to OET JAM 3:12 section.

OET-LV: 10 For/Because now I _am _persuading people or the god? Or I _am _seeking to _be _bringing _pleasure to _people? If I _was_ still _bringing _pleasure to _people, I _was not wishfully a_slave of_chosen _one /messiah. (GAL 1:10)

OET-RV: 10 Am I trying to please and persuade people or God? If I was still trying to please people, I wouldn’t be worthy to be one of the messiah’s slaves. (GAL 1:10)

Jump to OET GAL 1:10 section.

OET-LV: 19 For/Because who is of _us the_hope or the_joy or the_crown of _boasting? Or not are even you _all, before the master of _us, Yaʸsous, at the of _him coming? (TH1 2:19)

OET-RV: 19 Because who is it that encourages and pleases us and that we can brag about? Won’t it be you all there in front of our master Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) when he returns, (TH1 2:19)

Jump to OET TH1 2:19 section.

OET-LV: 10 not certainly with _the sexually _immoral of_ the _world this, or with _the coveters and swindling, or idolaters, because you _all _were _ought consequently out _of the world to _come _out. (CO1 5:10)

OET-RV: 10 but certainly not meaning worldly people who are sexually immoral or swindlers or idolaters, because that would mean that you’d all have to leave this world. (CO1 5:10)

Jump to OET CO1 5:10 section.

OET-LV: 9 But if not they _are _controlling themselves, them _let _marry, because/for better it _is to _marry, than to _be _being _burning. (CO1 7:9)

OET-RV: 9 but if they don’t have self-control, they should marry because it’s better to marry than to burn with sexual desire. (CO1 7:9)

Jump to OET CO1 7:9 section.

OET-LV: 8 Not according _to human _origin, these things I _am _speaking, or also the law these things not is _saying? (CO1 9:8)

OET-RV: 8 Am I just saying this from a human perspective? Doesn’t Mosheh’s (Moses’) law also teach that? (CO1 9:8)

Jump to OET CO1 9:8 section.

OET-LV: 6 For/Because if not is _covering a_woman, also her _let _shave. But if it _is shameful for_a_women which to _shave or to _be _shaved, her _let _be _covering. (CO1 11:6)

OET-RV: 6 In fact if a woman doesn’t cover her head, then she should cut her hair off, but if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, then she should cover her head. (CO1 11:6)

Jump to OET CO1 11:6 section.

OET-LV: 6 But now brothers, if I _may _come to you _all with _tongues speaking, what you _all I _will _be _benefiting, if not to _you _all I _may _speak, either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in teaching? (CO1 14:6)

OET-RV: 6 But now brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in other languages, how can I be of benefit to you all? Only if I share a revelation with you all, or some knowledge, or a prophecy or teaching. (CO1 14:6)

Jump to OET CO1 14:6 section.

OET-LV: 29 Prophets two and or three let _be _speaking, and the others let _be _distinguishing. (CO1 14:29)

OET-RV: 29 But let two or three people prophesy, and then the others should evaluate what was said. (CO1 14:29)

Jump to OET CO1 14:29 section.

OET-LV: 17 Therefore this wishing, surely _not consequently to_ the _lightness I _resorted? Or what I _am _counselling, according _to flesh I _am _counselling, in _order _that may _be with me the Yes, yes, and which No, no? (CO2 1:17)

OET-RV: 17 Was I just being light-headed when I hoped for that? Or what was I thinking? Was I just thinking in worldly ways where yes, I might, and at the same time, no, I might not? (CO2 1:17)

Jump to OET CO2 1:17 section.

OET-LV: 4 If for indeed the one coming another Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) is _proclaiming whom not we _proclaimed, or a_spirit another you _all _are _receiving which not you _all _received, or good _message another which not you _all _received, well you _all _are _tolerating. (CO2 11:4)

OET-RV: 4 Indeed even if another Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) came and proclaimed something different from what we proclaimed, or if you receive another spirit that you hadn’t received already, or a good message different from what you’ve already heard, you might tolerate it. (CO2 11:4)

Jump to OET CO2 11:4 section.

OET-LV: 15 who are _displaying the work of _the law, written in the hearts of _them, bearing _witness _with them their conscience, and between one _another, the arguments accusing or also defending them, (ROM 2:15)

OET-RV: 15 They demonstrate that they effectively have God’s law written in their minds and agreeing with their consciences, and between the two they’ll be either accused or defended (ROM 2:15)

Jump to OET ROM 2:15 section.

OET-LV: 3 Or you _all _are _not _knowing, that as _many _as we _were _immersed into chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous, into the death of _him we _were _immersed? (ROM 6:3)

OET-RV: 3 Or didn’t you realise that when we were immersed into Messiah Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus), we were immersed into his death? (ROM 6:3)

Jump to OET ROM 6:3 section.

OET-LV: 7 or: Who will _be _coming _down into the abyss? (This is chosen _one /messiah from the_dead to _bring _up). (ROM 10:7)

OET-RV: 7 and don’t ask about who’ll go down to the pit in order to bring Messiah up.’ (ROM 10:7)

Jump to OET ROM 10:7 section.

OET-LV: 10 But you why are _judging the brother of _you? Or also you why are _scorning the brother of _you? For/Because all we _will _be _standing _before before _the tribunal of_ the _god. (ROM 14:10)

OET-RV: 10 So why are you judging fellow believers? And why are you also scorning them? After all, we’ll all end up standing in God’s court of judgement. (ROM 14:10)

Jump to OET ROM 14:10 section.

OET-LV: 20 And to _the one being _able above all things, to _do exceedingly that we _are _requesting or are _understanding, according _to the power which working in us, (EPH 3:20)

Combined passage: OET-LV EPH 3:20–21 (native EPH 3:20–21; verse text cannot be split).

OET-RV: 20-21 ⇔Now we offer praise to God in the church and for all the generations to come and to Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) the messiah—God who, through the power that works in us, is able to do far more than we can ask for or even understand. May it be so. (EPH 3:20-21)

Jump to OET EPH 3:20 section.

Strong's G2228