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Koine Greek wordlink #106251

SR GNT Rom 3:6 Ἐπεί (Epei) ‘never it might become otherwise how will_be judging god’ Strongs=18930 Lemma=epei
Word role=conjunction
Year=60 AD

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Other uses (5) of identical word form Ἐπεί (C-···) in the Greek originals

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

1 Cor 14:16 ‘otherwise if you may_be blessing in spirit’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:16 word 1

OET-LV: 16 Otherwise if you _may _be _blessing in _spirit, the one fulfilling the place of _the inquirer, how he _will _be _saying, the amen, at the your thanksgiving, since what you _are _saying, not he _has _known? (CO1_14:16)

OET-RV: 16 Otherwise, if you speak outa blessing in the spirit, how can the ordinary listeners say ‘May it be so’ after you give thanks, since they wouldn’t know what you’ve been saying. (CO1 14:16)

1 Cor 15:29 ‘otherwise what they will_be doing who are’ SR GNT 1 Cor 15:29 word 1

OET-LV: 29 Otherwise what they _will _be _doing, who are being _immersed for the dead? If actually the_dead not are _being _raised, why also they _are _being _immersed for them? (CO1_15:29)

OET-RV: 29 Otherwise, what will the people do who are being immersed in water for the dead? If the dead don’t come back to life, why would they get immersed for them? TODO: WHAT’S THIS ABOUT? (CO1 15:29)

2 Cor 11:18 ‘because many are boasting according_to’ SR GNT 2 Cor 11:18 word 1

OET-LV: 18 Because many are _boasting according _to the_flesh, also _I will _be _boasting. (CO2_11:18)

OET-RV: 18 Many boast like worldly people, so I’ll boast as well, (CO2 11:18)

2 Cor 13:3 ‘because proof you_all are seeking in’ SR GNT 2 Cor 13:3 word 1

OET-LV: 3 Because proof you _all _are _seeking which in me speaking of_chosen _one /messiah, who toward you _all not is _faltering, but is _able among you _all. (CO2_13:3)

OET-RV: 3 because you’re all wanting proof that I speak from Messiah who isn’t incapable of handling you all but is quite able to do what he wants. (CO2 13:3)

Heb 10:2 ‘because not would they ceased’ SR GNT Heb 10:2 word 1

OET-LV: 2 Because not would they _ceased being _offered, because _of that not _one to _be _having anymore conscience of _sins, the ones serving once having _been _cleansed? (HEB_10:2)

OET-RV: 2 otherwise they could have stopped offering them because once they were fully ‘clean’, they wouldn’t have needed anymore sacrifices to appease the conscience of their sins. (HEB 10:2)

Greek words (5) other than Ἐπεί (C-···) with a gloss related to ‘otherwise’

ROM 11:6 ἐπεί (epei) C-··· ‘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 ἐπεί (epei) C-··· ‘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 see both God’s kindness and his severity—those who disobeyed experienced his severity, but you experienced his kindness. Otherwise you too will be pruned off, (ROM 11:22)

1 COR 7:14 ἐπεί (epei) C-··· ‘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 TIM 5:25 ἄλλως (allōs) D-··· Lemma=allōs ‘quite_evident are and the ones otherwise being to_be hidden not’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:25 word 13

OET-LV: 25 Likewise also the the good works are quite _evident, and the ones being otherwise, are_ not _being _able to _be _hidden. (TI1_5:25)

OET-RV: 25 It’s the same with people’s good deeds—some are quite easy to see and others aren’t, but nothing will be hidden in the end. (TI1 5:25)

HEB 9:26 ἐπεί (epei) C-··· ‘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)

Key: C=conjunction D=adverb