Η?, η?
Ē?, ē?
Sounds Like: AY
Translations: the, or, who, which, may be, might be
From the root: Η
Part of Speech: Article, Conjunction, Pronoun, Verb
Explanation: This word, written without diacritics, can represent several distinct Koine Greek words. It most commonly functions as the feminine singular nominative definite article 'the' (ἡ). It can also be the conjunction 'or' (ἢ), used to present alternatives. Additionally, it can be the feminine singular nominative relative pronoun 'who' or 'which' (ἣ), introducing a relative clause. Finally, it can be the third person singular present subjunctive form of the verb 'to be' (εἰμί), meaning 'may be' or 'might be' (ᾖ). The precise meaning depends entirely on the context in which it is used.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine (for article and pronoun); Does not inflect (for conjunction); 3rd Person, Singular, Present, Subjunctive (for verb)
Strong’s numbers: G2228 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2229 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3739 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1510 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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 — the, who, which, or, oh, ah
- 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΄ — 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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