#36 · 502× in the NT · conjunction
εἰ
if
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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, BBG 4th ed. ch. 8, pp. 67–78 (vocab)
- Smyth §2280
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.