εἰ 109 εἰ WH, s0 Trin Mt. xii. 41; Ὀζείας L T Tr WH; Πειλᾶτος T WH; Σεμεείν T Tr WH; Ταβειθά WH; Χερουβείν 1, T Tr WH (-βίμ RG); Χοραζείν T Tr WH; ἀφείδεια L; εἰδέα T Tr WH; ἐπαρχεία T WH; ἐπιπόθεια WH; ἡλεί T ; πανοικεί TWH; ῥαββεί T WH; ῥαββουνεί WH; σαβαχθανεί Tr WH; ταλειθά WH; τάχειον WH; τραπεζείτης T WH.| el, is first a conditional particle, ἐγ (Lat. si) ; secondly, an interrogative particle, whether, (Lat. an, num, ne). I. εἰ CoNDITIONAL (on the difference between it and ἐάν, see ἐάν, I. 1 b.) is connected, according to the variety of conditions, with various tenses and moods; viz. ἘΣ with the Indicative of all tenses, when anything is simply and generally assumed to be, or to be done, or to have been done, or to be about to be, (W. § 41 b., 2; ef. 42, 2; [Β. 220(190)]). a. withthe Ind. Present; a. foll. in the apodosis by the ind. pres.: Mt. xix. 10 (εἰ οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ αἰτία... οὐ συμφέρει γαμῆσαι) ; xi. 14; Ro. vii. 16, 20; viii. 25; xiv.15; 1 Co.ix.17; Gal. ii. 18; v.18; Heb. xii. 8; Jas. ii. 8 sq., etc. B. foll. by an Imperative in the apodosis, — either the pres., as [Mt. xix. 17 L Tr txt. WH txt.]; Mk. iv. 23; vii. 16 RG L; Jn.xv.18; Acts xiii. 15; xxv. 5; 1 Co. vii. 12, 15; Jas. ili. 14, ete.; or the aor., as Mt. v. 29, 30; viii. 31; xix. 17 [RG T Trmre. Wil mrg.]; Mk. ix. 22 [cf. B. 55 (48) ]; Uk. xxii. 67 (66) ; 1 Co. vii. 9. y. foll. by the Future in the apodosis: Lk. xvi. 31; Acts v. 39 LT Tr ΝΗ; xix. 39; Ro. viii. 11, 13; 2Co. xi. 30, ete. δ. foll. by the Perfect or the Aorist in the apodosis, where it is declared that, if this or that is, something else has or has not occurred: Mt. xii. 26, 28; Lk. xi. 20; 1 Co. xv. 16; Gal. ii. 21; Ro. iv. 14; 2 Pet. ii. 20. ε- foll. by the Imperfect, either with or without ἄν, where in the protasis something is simply assumed to be, but the apodosis shows that what has been assumed cannot be the case. Three passages falling under this head have a doubtful or disputed text: εἰ ἔχετε (T Tr WH, for the RG Letyere) .. . ἐλέγετε ἄν etc. Lk. xvii. 65 ef... μνημοvevovow (T Tr, for R GL WH ἐμνημόνευον) . . . εἶχον ἄν, Heb. xi. 15 (where by the pres. tense the writer refers to the language of the Jewish Fathers as at present recorded in the sacred Seriptures; cf. τοιαῦτα λέγοντες vs. 14); εἰ τέκνα τοῦ ᾽Αβρ. ἐστε (G LT Tr WH, for R ἦτε) . . ἐποιεῖτε ({ WH txt. mou.) R Ladd ἄν), Jn. viii. 39; cf. Btim. in Stud. u. Krit. for 1858 p. 474 sqq. ΓΝ, T. Gram. § 139, 26; but cf. Mey. on [.Κ.]. 6.1. But 2 Οο. χὶ. 4 εἰ... κηρύσσει... ἀνείχεσθε GT Tr WH mrg. (ἀνέχεσθε 1, WH txt.) must not be referred to this head; here Paul in the protasis supposes something which actually occurred, in the apodosis censures a thing which actually occurred viz. the readiness with which his readers gave ear continually (this is indicated by the impf.) to false teachers. On the difficulty of the passage οἵ. Holsten in the Zeitschr. f. wissensch. Theol. for 1874,p. 1 sqq.; [ef. also B. 226 (195) ; but W. 306 (287) and Mey. ad loc.]. {. with a question as the apodosis: Mt. vi. 23; Jn. v. 47; vii. 23; vili. 46; 1 Pet. ii. 20. Ὁ. with the Ind. Future: Mt. xxvi. 33; Jas. ii. 11 RG; 1 Pet.ii. 20. c. with the Ind. Perfect: Jn.xi.12; Actsxvi.15; Ro. vi. 5; xi. 6 (where after εἰ supply λεῖμμα γέγονεν fr. what precedes), 2 Co. ii. 5; v.16; vii.14. d. with the Ind. A orist,—foll. by the Pres. in the apodosis, Lk. xix. 8; Ro. iv. 2; xv. 27; foll. by a question in the apodosis, Lk. xvi. 11, 12; Jn. xviii. 23; 1Co.iv. 7; ix.11; foll. by the Aor. in the apodosis, Rey. xx. 15; by the Impv. in the apodosis, Jn. xviii. 23 ; xx. 15; Ro. xi. 17 sq.; 1 Tim. v. 9, 10; Philem. 18; by the Fut. in the apodosis, Jn. xiii. 32; xv. 20; Heb. xii. 25 (where supply οὐκ ἐκφευξόμεθα in the apodosis). 2. Not infrequently, when a conclusion is drawn from something that is quite certain, εἰ with the Indic. is used argumentatively so as to be equiv. in sense to ἐπεί, (cf. the use of Germ. wenn) [cf. W. 448 (418) ]: Mt. xii. 28; Lk. xxiii. 31; Jn. vii.4; Ro. v.17; vi. 5; vili.31; xi. 6, 12; Col. ii. 20; iii. 1, ete. 3. When it is said what would have been, or what would be now or in the future, if something else were or had been, εἰ is used with the Impf., Plpf., and Aor. ind.; in the apodosis it is followed in direct disc. by ἄν with the impf. or the plpf. or the aor. ; sometimes ay is omitted, (on the causes of the omission, see B. § 139, 27) ; sometimes the apodosis is made a question, [cf. W. 304 (285) sq.]. a. εἰ with the Impf., foll. in the apodosis by ἄν with the impf.: Mt. xxiii. 30; Lk. Vii. 39 (εἰ οὗτος ἦν προφήτης, ἐγίνωσκεν ἄν if thisman were a prophet, he would know); Jn. v. 46; viii. 42; ix. 41; xv. 19; 1 Co. xi. 31; Gal. i. 10; Heb. viii. 4, 7 (if... were etc. there would not be sought ete. viz. in the O. T. passage quoted vs. 8); by a question in the apodosis: 1 Co. xii. 19; Heb. vii. 11; by ἄν with the aor., where the Latin uses the plupf. subjune.: Jn. xi. 32 (εἰ ἧς ὧδε if thou hadst been here, οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανέ μου ὁ ἀδελφός my brother would not have died [when he did (cf. below) ; B. § 139, 25 regards the impf. in prot. as expressing duration]); Jn. iv. 10; xviii. 30 (εἰ μὴ ἦν οὗτος κακοποιός, οὐκ ἄν σοι παρεδώκαμεν αὐτόν, we would not have delivered him to thee); Acts xviii. 14; by ἄν with the plupf.: Jn. xi. 21 (εἰ ἧς ὧδε... οὐκ ἂν ἐτεθνήκει. would not have died {and be now dead; ef. W. 304 (285) and see above; but Ι, Τ Tr txt. WH read the aor. here also]}); 1 Jn. ii. 19. b. εἰ with the Plpf., foll. in the apodosis by ἄν with the plpf. or the aor., in the sense of the Latin plpf. subj. : Mt. xii. 7 (εἰ ἐγνώκειτε if ye had understood i.e. if ye knew, οὐκ ἂν κατεδικάσατε τοὺς ἀναιτίους ye would not have condemned the guiltless) ; Mt. xxiv. 43 and Lk. xii. 39, (εἰ #de if he had perceived i. e. if he knew, ἐγρηγόρησεν ἄν he would have watched, se. before the thief had approached [Tr txt. WH om. ἄν in Lk. 1. ¢.]) ; Jn. iv. 10; viii. 19; xiv. 7[RGL]. ο. with the Aor. in the same sense as the Lat. plpf. subjune. : εἰ ἐδόθη νόμος . . . ὄντως ἂν ἐκ νόμου ἦν ἡ δικαιοσύνη if a law had been given, righteousness would in truth come from the law, Gal. iii. 21; εἰ αὐτοὺς ᾿Ιησοῦς κατέπαυσεν if Joshua had given them rest, οὐκ ἂν περὶ ἄλλης ἐλάλει he would not be speaking, sc. in the passage quoted, Heb. iv. 8; apodosis without ἄν, Jn. xv. 22, see av I. 3 p. 33 sq. 4. As in classic Greek, εἰ with the Ind. is often joined to verbs expressing wonder, surprise, or other strong emotion (where ὅτι might have been expected), when the thing spoken of is either not quite certain, or, although certain, yet in accordance with the well-known Greek urbanity is repre-

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if indeed, if it be so that, granted, Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 15:15; since indeed, since, 2 Thess. 1:6; 1 Pet. 2:3; although indeed, 1 Cor. 8:5

εἰ, conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions.

Conditional, if; c. indic., expressing a general assumption; pres.: seq. indic, pres., Mt 11:14, Ro 8:25, al.; seq. imperat., Mk 4:23 9:22, Jo 15:18, I Co 7:9, al.; seq. fut. indic., Lk 16:31, Ro 8:11, al.; seq. pf. or aor., with negation in apodosis, Mt 12:26, Ro 4:14, al.; similarly, seq. impf., Lk 17:6, Jo 8:39; seq. quæst., Mt 6:23, Jo 5:47 7:23 8:46, I Pe 2:20;

fut.: Mt 26:33, I Pe 2:20;

pf.: Jo 11:12, Ro 6:5, al.;

aor.: Lk 16:11 19:8, Jo 13:32, 18:23, Re 20:15, al.

Where the assumption is certain = ἐπεί: Mt 12:28, Jo 7:4, Ro 5:17, al.

Of an unfulfilled condition, c. indic, impf., aor. or plpf., seq. ἄν, c. imp. or aor. (v.s. ἄν, I, i).

C. indic., after verbs denoting wonder, etc., sometimes, but not always, coupled with an element of doubt: Mk 15:44, I Jo 3:13, al.

C. indic., as in LXX (Nu 14:3o, I Ki 14:45, al. = Heb. אִם), in oaths, with the formula of imprecation understood in a suppressed apodosis (WM, 627; Burton, §272): Mk 8:12, He 3:11 (LXX) 4:3 (LXX).

Rarely (cl.) c. optat., to express a merely possible condition: Ac 24:19 27:39, I Co 14:10 15:37, I Pe3:14, 17.

Interrogative, if, whether. As in cl., in indir. questions after verbs of seeing, asking, knowing, saying, etc.: c. indic. pres., Mt 26:63, Mk 15:36, Ac 19:2, II Co 13:5, al.; fut., Mk 3:2, Ac 8:22, al.; aor., Mk 15:44, I Co 1:16, al.; c. subjc. aor. (M, Pr., 194), Phl 3:12.

As in LXX (= Heb. אִם and interrog. הֲ, Ge 17:17, al.; v. WM, 639 f.; Viteau, i, 22), in direct questions: Mk 8:23 (Tr., WH, txt.), Lk 13:23, 22:49, Ac 19:2, al.

With other particles. εἰ ἄρα, εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μήγε, v.s. ἄρα, γε.

εἰ δὲ καί, but if also: Lk 11:18; but even if, I Co 4:7, II Co 4:3 11:16.

εἰ δὲ μή, but if not, but if otherwise: Mk 2:21, 22, Jo 14:2, Re 2:5, al.

εἰ καί, if even, if also, although: Mk 14:29, Lk 11:8, I Co 7:21, II Co 4:16, Phl 2:17, al.

καὶ εἰ, even if, v.s. καί

εἰ μή, if not, unless, except, but only: Mt 24:22, Mk 2:26 6:5, Jo 9:33, I Co 7:17 (only), Ga 1:19 (cf. ἐὰν μή, 2:16; v. Hort., Ja., xvi); ἐκτὸς εἰ μή, pleonastic (Bl., §65, 6), I Co 14:5 15:2, I Ti 5:19.

εἰ μήν = cl. ἦ μήν (M, Pr., 46), in oaths, surely (Ez 33:27, al.): He 6:14.

εἴ πως, if haply: Ac 27:12, Ro 1:10.

εἴτε . . . εἴτε, whether . . . or: Ro 12:6-8, I Co 3:22 13:8, al.

ΕἸ , J ἐκπλησσω γὰρ τὸ ἀγαθὸν τοῦ ἀστέρος καὶ εἰς τὸ ἐναντίον ἐκπίπτει. See also Michel 827 A (mid. 11,8.0.) τό τε νόμισμα τὸ ἐκπεπτωκὸς ἀριθμῶι, of coins that have fallen out of use. The verb is not infrequent with reference to crops that “fall to be included”’ in the produce of a particular year, eg. BGU II. 5915" (A.p. 56-7) βουλόμεθα μισθώσασθαι τοὺς ἐκπεπτωκότας εἰς τὸ τρίτον ἔτος Νέρωνος. . . φοινεικίνους καρπούς, P Fay ο115 (A.p. 99) ἐϊλαϊκοὺς καρποὺς ἐκπεππτωκότας (/. ἐκπεπτωκ --Ἰ εἰς τὸ ἐνεστὸ(ς) τρίτον ἔτος. Cf. P Hib I. γ810 (B.c. 244--3) a letter requesting that two persons should be released from some public service—81a τὸ μὴ ἐκπεσίεῖν αὐτοῖς τὸ viv λειτουργῆσαι, ‘because it is not at present their turn to serve,’’ where the editors point out that éxmec[et]v, which has been corrected in the papyrus, is practically equivalent to προσπέσηι in 1.4 of the same document. For the compd. ὑπερεκπίπτω, see P Thead ro!” (A.D. 307) ὑπὲρ τ]οῦ ὑπερεκπίπτ[οντ]ο[ς] χρόνου, ‘“* pour le temps supplementaire’’ (Ed.).

εἴπερ (eiper) — if so/since. εἴπερ or εἴ περ, strengthened for εἰ, if really, if indeed, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially even if, even though, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; with words between, εἴ. γάρ τε χόλον γε.. [Refs 8th c.BC+]

II. in Attic dialect and Trag. to imply that the supposition agrees with the fact, if as is the fact, since, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but with imperfect it implies that it is contrary to the fact, εἴπερ ἦν πέλας if I had been (but I was not), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also εἴ. ἐκτελεῖς ἅπερ λέγεις if only you will keep your word, [Refs]

III. with an ellipse, if you must, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀλλ᾽ εἴ. but if so, [Refs 5th c.BC+]