Word
εἴγε
eíge · G1489 · Greek · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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A conditional or emphatic particle meaning "if indeed," "seeing that," or (with a negative) "otherwise" or "unless," used to intensify or clarify a conditional clause
This lexeme does not occur in the New Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Near synonyms 1 word
- εἰ ei · G1487 · if, since, because
- εἰ is the basic conditional particle 'if,' while εἴγε is an emphatic/intensive compound form adding 'indeed/really' nuance to the conditional sense
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon [, see γέ, 3 c.]
[, see γέ, 3 c.]
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0