#36 · 502× in the NT · conjunction

εἰ

if

History

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In the NT

  • τί οὖν βαπτίζεις εἰ σὺ οὐκ εἶ ὁ χριστός

    why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ?

    John 1:25 · dictionary form

  • εἰ τὰ ἐπίγεια εἶπον ὑμῖν καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε

    if I told you earthly things and you do not believe

    John 3:12 · + indicative

  • εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, εἰπὲ ἵνα οἱ λίθοι οὗτοι ἄρτοι γένωνται

    if you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread

    Matt 4:3

Morphology

Conditional conjunction · indeclinable

εἰ + indicative = a simple/real condition. ἐάν (εἰ + ἄν) takes the subjunctive.

εἰ + indicative = a simple/real condition. ἐάν (εἰ + ἄν) takes the subjunctive. εἰ μή = except / unless (with indicative).

Further reading

Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.