Strong's Greek · G1487
εἰ
ei
forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether
Definition
if, whether, that, etc.
Derivation
a primary particle of conditionality;
Appears 502 times in Scripture
““If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’””
““Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.”
“so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.”
“And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.”
“His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.””
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.”
“If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.”
“But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.””
“But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
“The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).