ἤπερ

ἤπερ, see: ἤ.

ἤ,

disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11);

1. disjunctive, or;

(a) between single words: Matt 5,17 Mark 6,56, Luk 2,24, Joh 6,19, Rom 1,21, al.;

(b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial or refutation of a previous statement, frequently in interrog. form: Matt 7,4, 9 Mark 12,14, Luk 13,4, Rom 3,29; 6,3; 9,21, 1 Kor 6,9, 16 9:6, 2 Kor 11,7 ἤ . . . ἤ, either . . . or, Matt 6,24, Luk 16,13, 1 Kor 14,6;

(with) in a disjunctive question (as Lat. an after utrum): Matt 9,5, Mark 2,9, Luk 7,19, al.; after πότερον, Joh 7,17 μή, 1 Kor 9,8 μήτι, 2 Kor 1,17 ἤ . . . ἤ . . . ἤ, Mark 13,35,

2. Comparative, than: after comparatives, Matt 10,15, Luk 9,13, Joh 3,19, Rom 13,11, al.; after ἕτερον, ApG 17,21 θέλω (Khüner 3, iv, 303), 1 Kor 14,19 πρὶν ἤ, before, before accusative and inf., Matt 1,18 Mark 14,30; after a positive adj. (1 Mos 49,12 cf. Robertson, Gr., 661), Matt 18,8, 9 Mark 9,43, 45 47.

3. with other particles: ἀλλ᾽ ἤ, see: ἀλλά; ἤ γάρ, see: γάρ; ἢ καί, or even, or also, Matt 7,10, Luk 11,11, 12 Rom 2,15; 4,9, al; ἤτοι . . . ἤ, Rom 6,16 (cf. Wis 11,19).