Strong’s G1487 · Greek

εἰ
ei

Definition

if, whether, that, etc.

Etymology

a primary particle of conditionality;

Where the KJV renders it

  • forasmuch as
  • if
  • that
  • (al-)though
  • whether

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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