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SR GNT Luke 1:34 ἐπεί (epei) ‘how will_be this because a man not I am knowing’ Strongs=18930 Lemma=epei
Word role=conjunction
Year=-5 TimeSeries=The_Annuciation

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Other uses (19) of identical word form ἐπεί (C-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπεί’ (C-···) has 2 different glosses: ‘because’, ‘otherwise’.

Yhn (Jhn) 13:29 ‘some for were supposing because the moneybag was having’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 13:29 word 6

OET-LV: 29 For/Because some were _supposing, because Youdas was _having the moneybag, that the Yaʸsous is _saying to _him: Buy of _what things we _are _having need for the feast, or in _order _that something may _give to _the poor. (JHN_13:29)

OET-RV: 29 Some of them thought that since Yudas held their purse, perhaps Yeshua was getting him to buy something they needed for the feast or to give something to the poor. (JHN 13:29)

Yhn (Jhn) 19:31 ‘the therefore Youdaiōns because the preparation day it was in_order_that’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 19:31 word 4

OET-LV: 31 Therefore the Youdaiōns, because it _was the_preparation day, in _order _that the bodies may_ not _remain on the stake on the day _of _rest (for it _was great the day of _that the day _of _rest), they _asked the Pilatos that the legs of _them may _be _broken, and they _may _be _taken _away. (JHN_19:31)

OET-RV: 31 Now because it was the preparation day for the coming Rest Day, the Jews didn’t want the bodies to remain on the stakes after dusk (because it was even a special Rest Day.) So they asked Pilate to command for their legs to be broken to hasten their deaths and then they could be taken down sooner. (JHN 19:31)

Mark 15:42 ‘already evening having become because it was the preparation day that’ SR GNT Mark 15:42 word 5

OET-LV: 42 And having_ already _become evening, because it _was the_preparation day, that is the_pre-day _of _rest day, (MRK_15:42)

OET-RV: 42 As evening came, it was now the Preparation Day, i.e., the day before the Rest Day. (MRK 15:42)

Mat 18:32 ‘that I forgave to you because you implored me’ SR GNT Mat 18:32 word 18

OET-LV: 32 Then the master of _him, having _called _to him, is _saying to _him: Evil slave, I _forgave to _you all that the obligation, because you _implored me. (MAT_18:32)

OET-RV: 32 So then the master called in the slave that he had forgiven and told him, ‘You evil slave! I forgave you all that obligation because you pleaded with me. (MAT 18:32)

Mat 21:46 ‘they were afraid the crowds because for a prophet him’ SR GNT Mat 21:46 word 11

OET-LV: 46 And seeking to _apprehend him, they _were _afraid the crowds, because they _were _having him for a_prophet. (MAT_21:46)

OET-RV: 46 They attempted to arrest him, but couldn’t because they knew that the crowds believed him to be a prophet from God. (MAT 21:46)

Mat 27:6 ‘into the temple_treasury because the price of blood it is’ SR GNT Mat 27:6 word 17

OET-LV: 6 And the chief _priests having _taken the silver _coins said: It _is_ not _permitting to _put them into the temple _treasury, because it _is the_price of _blood. (MAT_27:6)

OET-RV: 6 The chief priests took the money and decided, “We can’t legally deposit the money to the temple treasury because it’s blood money.” (MAT 27:6)

Rom 11:6 ‘no_longer it_is of works otherwise grace no_longer is becoming’ SR GNT Rom 11:6 word 9

OET-LV: 6 But if by _grace, no _longer it _is of works, otherwise the grace no _longer is _becoming grace. (ROM_11:6)

OET-RV: 6 So if it’s by grace, then it’s no longer by their actions, otherwise the grace wouldn’t be grace at all. (ROM 11:6)

Rom 11:22 ‘you may continue_on in the kindness otherwise also you will_be_being cut_off’ SR GNT Rom 11:22 word 27

OET-LV: 22 Therefore see, the_kindness and severity of_god, on on _one _hand the ones having _fallen, severity, on _the _other _hand to you, kindness of_god, if you _may _continue _on in _the kindness, otherwise also you will _be _being _cut _off. (ROM_11:22)

OET-RV: 22 So you can both God’s kindness and his severity: those who disobeyed experienced his severity but you experienced his kindness. Otherwise you also will be pruned off, (ROM 11:22)

1 Cor 5:10 ‘swindling or idolaters because you_all were ought consequently out_of’ SR GNT 1 Cor 5:10 word 18

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)

1 Cor 7:14 ‘by the brother otherwise consequently the children’ SR GNT 1 Cor 7:14 word 20

OET-LV: 14 For/Because has _been _sanctified the husband the unbelieving by the wife, and has _been _sanctified the wife the unbelieving by the brother, otherwise consequently the children of _you _all unclean is, but now holy it _is. (CO1_7:14)

OET-RV: 14 You see, the unbelieving husband is exposed to faith through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is exposed to faith through the believing husband, otherwise your children would be ‘defiled’, but now they are declared innocent. (CO1 7:14)

1 Cor 14:12 ‘thus also you_all because zealous you_all are of spirits’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:12 word 4

OET-LV: 12 Thus also you _all, because zealous you _all _are of _spirits, because/for the building of _the assembly, be _seeking that you _all _may _be _being _plentiful. (CO1_14:12)

OET-RV: 12 and it’s the same with all of you. Because you all want spiritual things in order to help grow the assembly, then strive to have many of them. (CO1 14:12)

Heb 2:14 ‘because therefore the little_children’ SR GNT Heb 2:14 word 1

OET-LV: 14 Therefore because the little _children has _sharing of _blood and of _flesh, also he likewise partook of _the same things, in _order _that through his death, he _may _nullify the one the power holding of_ the _death, this is the devil, (HEB_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 So because the ‘little children’ are all made of flesh and blood, he also became a man to be just like them, so that through his death, he could nullify the power of death (which comes from the devil) (HEB 2:14)

Heb 4:6 ‘because therefore it is_being retained for some’ SR GNT Heb 4:6 word 1

OET-LV: 6 Therefore because it _is _being _retained for _some to _come _in into it, and the ones previously having _been _good _message _preached, not came _in because _of disbelief, (HEB_4:6)

OET-RV: 6 Therefore because it’s being retained for some people to still come into it, and those who previously had the good message preached to them didn’t come in because of their disbelief, (HEB 4:6)

Heb 5:2 ‘not_knowing and being strayed because also he is_being encompassed’ SR GNT Heb 5:2 word 7

OET-LV: 2 to _be _forbearing being _able with _the ones not _knowing and being _strayed, because also he is _being _encompassed with _weakness, (HEB_5:2)

OET-RV: 2 He’s able to be patient with those who don’t understand and stray from the truth because he also is subject to weakness (HEB 5:2)

Heb 5:11 ‘and hard_to_explain to_be speaking because sluggish you_all have become in the’ SR GNT Heb 5:11 word 10

OET-LV: 11 Concerning whom much to _us the speech, and hard _to _explain to _be _speaking, because sluggish you _all _have _become in _the hearing. (HEB_5:11)

OET-RV: 11 We have a lot to say about that, but it’s hard to explain because you’ve all become lazy at listening. (HEB 5:11)

Heb 6:13 ‘to Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) having promised god because by no_one he was having’ SR GNT Heb 6:13 word 7

OET-LV: 13 For/Because the to _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) having _promised the god, because by no _one he _was _having greater to _swear, he _swore by himself (HEB_6:13)

OET-RV: 13 When God made promises to Abraham, because he didn’t have anyone more powerful to take an oath in front of, he did it in his own name (HEB 6:13)

Heb 9:17 ‘with dead bodies confirmed is because never it is being_effective when’ SR GNT Heb 9:17 word 6

OET-LV: 17 For/Because a_covenant with dead bodies confirmed is, because never it _is _being _effective, when is _living the one having _covenanted it. (HEB_9:17)

OET-RV: 17 because this type of agreement doesn’t come into effect if the person who made it is still living, but only when they’re confirmed as dead, (HEB 9:17)

Heb 9:26 ‘otherwise it was fitting him often’ SR GNT Heb 9:26 word 1

OET-LV: 26 otherwise it _was _fitting him often to _suffer from the_foundation of_the_world. But right _now once in the_completion of _the ages, because/for the_annulment of _sin by the sacrifice of _him he _has _been _revealed. (HEB_9:26)

OET-RV: 26 otherwise he would have needed to suffer over and over since the creation of the world. Instead he appeared just once throughout all the ages because sin has been annulled by his sacrifice. (HEB 9:26)

Heb 11:11 ‘beyond time of age because faithful she considered the one’ SR GNT Heb 11:11 word 16

OET-LV: 11 By _faith even herself Sarra/(Sārāh) power for the_conception of _seed received, also beyond time of _age, because faithful she _considered the one having _promised. (HEB_11:11)

OET-RV: 11 By faith even Sarah herself received the power to conceive a child when she was past that age, because she considered that the one who had made the promise would be faithful to his word. (HEB 11:11)

Key: C=conjunction