‾Η‾, ‾η‾
‾Ē‾, ‾ē‾
Sounds Like: HAY
Translations: the, who, which, what, that, she, a, an, 8
From the root: Η
Part of Speech: Article, Pronoun, Numeral
Explanation: This word is a scribal abbreviation, indicated by the overline. It most commonly represents the feminine nominative singular definite article 'ἡ' (he), meaning 'the' or 'a/an'. It can also represent the feminine nominative singular relative pronoun 'ἥ' (he), meaning 'who', 'which', or 'that'. Additionally, 'Η' (eta) can function as the numeral 8 in the Greek numbering system. The context of the sentence is crucial for determining the correct meaning.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine (for article/pronoun); Does not inflect (for numeral)
Strong’s numbers: G3588 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3739 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Numbers — 5:26, 5:27
- Deuteronomy — 3:19
- Judges — 9:56
- 1 Chronicles — 11:13, 11:20
- 2 Esdras — 11:6, 22:44
- Esther — 5:1c, 5:4
- Judith — 10:7, 12:6
- 1 Maccabees — 1:10, 4:52, 5:20, 7:17
- 4 Maccabees — 5:7, 17:7
- Ecclesiastes — 7:24
- Jeremiah — 49:16, 52:19
- Nahum — 2:12
- Matthew — 2:15
- Mark — 5:5, 6:48, 10:22
- Luke — 1:7, 2:7, 5:3, 5:18, 16:19, 19:47, 23:19
- John — 8:40, 8:44, 12:16, 19:14
- Acts of the Apostles — 2:24, 4:3, 7:4, 8:13, 8:16, 9:33, 11:24, 13:7
- 2 Corinthians — 2:4
- Galatians — 2:11
- Hebrews — 8:2, 9:9
- 1 John — 5:10
- Revelation — 21:20
- Epistle of Barnabas — 13:5
- Shepherd of Hermas — 1:3, 3:4
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? — 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
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