conjunction
eiper
Greekεἴπερ (eiper)
Strong’sG1512
if indeed, if so
stem eiper-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
εἴ-περ, v.s. εἰ.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1512 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidi per
if perhaps
Fromfrom G1487 and G4007;
King Jamesif so be (that), seeing, though.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
eiper6×
Romans 3:30“since”eiper henos tos theos, hos dikaiati peritoman ek pistiau kai akrobustian dia tau pistiau.since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
Romans 8:9“if”Vis de ouk avō en sarxa alla en pneume, eiper pneumem theou oikatō en vi. ei de tinos pneumem Christou ouk echatō, houtos ouk atō autou.You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
Romans 8:17“if indeed”ei de tekneim, kai klēronomois; klēronomois men theou, sunklēronomois de Christou, eiper sumpaschanō hina kai sundoxazineia.And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ — if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
1 Corinthians 8:5“if”kai gar eiper alō legirōtois theois eite en ourano eite epi gēau, hōsper alō theois pollois kai kuriois pollois,For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),
1 Corinthians 15:15“if”heuriskinō de kai pseudomartuois tou theou, hoti marturana kata tou theou hoti egeirata ton Christon, hon ouk egeirata eiper ara nekrois ouk egeirilō.In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.
2 Thessalonians 1:6“since”eiper dikaiem para theo antapodōara toi thlibarōtoi vin thlipsianAfter all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,