Η, η
Ē, ē
Sounds Like: AY
Translations: the, who, which, or, oh, ah
From the root: Η
Part of Speech: Definite Article, Relative Pronoun, Conjunction, Interjection
Explanation: This word is most commonly used as the definite article 'the' in Koine Greek, specifically as the feminine nominative singular form (e.g., 'the cry') or the neuter nominative/accusative plural form. It can also function as a relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'which' (feminine nominative singular). Additionally, it can be a conjunction meaning 'or' or an interjection expressing surprise or emotion, similar to 'oh' or 'ah'. Its meaning is highly dependent on context.
Inflection: Feminine, Nominative, Singular (Definite Article or Relative Pronoun); Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Plural (Definite Article); Does not inflect (Conjunction or Interjection)
Strong’s numbers: G3588 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3739 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2228 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
There are too many instances of this word to list here. It appears throughout our texts.
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, Η.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- /‾Η‾ — 8, the number 8, the numeral 8
- ¯ΤΗ — the, to the, in the, by the, with the, she, who, which
- Η' — eight, eighth, or, the
- Η/ — or, either, and, but, truly, indeed, then, a, the, who, which, what, she, her, he, him, it, they, them, alas, ah, 8
- Η? — the, or, who, which, may be, might be
- Η΄ — 8, eight
- ΗΕ — or, than, either, indeed, truly, verily, surely, for, but, and, the, a, an, he, she, it, who, which, what
- ΗΡ — the, or, than, indeed, truly, where, by which, to whom, Her, Er
- ‾Η‾ — the, who, which, what, that, she, a, an, 8
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