What does εἰ · παρά · θεός mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G1487, G3844, G2316
εἰ μὴ ἦν οὗτος παρὰ θεοῦ
If, whether, that, etc. · from/with/beside · God
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εἰG1487if, whether, that, etc.
Pronunciationei
Marks logical conditions and indirect questions; distinguishes reality-level assumptions from hypothetical or contrary-to-fact scenarios.
Open lexicon entry →παράG3844from/with/beside
Pronunciationpará
Denotes proximity or comparison: beside, from, with, or against a reference point or person.
Open lexicon entry →θεόςG2316God
Pronunciationtheós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
Open lexicon entry →What does εἰ μὴ ἦν οὗτος παρὰ θεοῦ (ei mē ēn houtos para theou) mean in the Bible?
εἰ · παρά · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "if, whether, that, etc.".
Full entry for εἰ μὴ ἦν οὗτος παρὰ θεοῦ (G1487, G3844, G2316) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1487, G3844, G2316?
G1487, G3844, G2316 is connected to 502 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. if, whether, that, etc.
Source Gloss
if, whether, that, etc.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms502
Matt 4:3 · Matt 4:6 · Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 6:30 · Matt 7:11 · Matt 8:31 · Matt 9:17 · Matt 10:25 · Matt 11:14 · Matt 11:21 · Matt 11:23 · Matt 11:27458×
Matt 12:10 · Matt 19:3 · Matt 27:49 · Mark 3:2 · Mark 8:23 · Mark 10:2 · Mark 11:13 · Mark 15:36 · Mark 15:44 · Luke 6:7 · Luke 6:9 · Luke 13:23 · Luke 14:28 · Luke 14:31 · Luke 22:49 · Luke 23:640×
Acts 26:23 · 1 Pet 2:19 · 1 Pet 2:204×