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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