What does εἴτε (eíte) mean in the Bible?
εἴτε (eíte) is a Greek word meaning "if too".
Greek · G1535
εἴτε
If too
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εἴτε G1535
Pronunciation eíte
What does εἴτε (eíte) mean in the Bible?
εἴτε (eíte) is a Greek word meaning "if too".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1535?
The BSB source-word alignment has 65 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include or (28), whether (17), If (7), [if it is] (3), where (3).
Where does εἴτε (eíte) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 12:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (27), 2 Corinthians (14), Colossians (6), Philippians (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It or 28× 1 Corinthians 3:22, 1 Corinthians 8:5, 1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Corinthians 12:13
whether 17× 1 Corinthians 3:22, 1 Corinthians 8:5, 1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Corinthians 12:13
If 7× 1 Corinthians 12:26, 1 Corinthians 14:27, 2 Corinthians 1:6, 2 Corinthians 5:13
[if it is] 3× Romans 12:7, Romans 12:8
where 3× 1 Corinthians 13:8
- 1× 1 Corinthians 12:13
[As for] 1× 2 Corinthians 8:23
As for 1× 2 Corinthians 8:23
If [one’s gift is] 1× Romans 12:6
or only 1× Philippians 1:27
such as 1× 1 Corinthians 14:7
Whether [it was] 1× 2 Corinthians 12:2
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 12:6 εἴτε to If [one’s gift is] Conjunction Romans 12:7 εἴτε to [if it is] Conjunction Romans 12:7 εἴτε to [if it is] Conjunction Romans 12:8 εἴτε to [if it is] Conjunction 1 Corinthians 3:22 εἴτε to whether Conjunction 1 Corinthians 3:22 εἴτε to or Conjunction 1 Corinthians 3:22 εἴτε to or Conjunction 1 Corinthians 3:22 εἴτε to or Conjunction 1 Corinthians 3:22 εἴτε to or Conjunction 1 Corinthians 3:22 εἴτε to or Conjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 12:6
Aligned rows 65
Books represented 9
Romans 4 1 Corinthians 27 2 Corinthians 14 Ephesians 2 Philippians 6 Colossians 6 1 Thessalonians 2 2 Thessalonians 2 1 Peter 2
Source forms
εἴτε 61x eite Romans 12:6, Romans 12:7, Romans 12:8, 1 Corinthians 3:22
Εἴτε 4x Eite 1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Corinthians 14:27, 2 Corinthians 1:6, 2 Corinthians 5:13
Parsing patterns
Conjunction 65x Romans 12:6, Romans 12:7, Romans 12:8, 1 Corinthians 3:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. if too
Strong's G1535
Lexical occurrences 65 verses Greek text appearances 65 times 16 shown below Word forms 1 form 65 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
if too
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 65 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 12:6 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse Romans 12:7 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse Romans 12:7 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse Romans 12:8 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:22 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:22 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:22 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:22 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:22 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:22 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:22 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:22 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse 1 Corinthians 8:5 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse 1 Corinthians 8:5 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse 1 Corinthians 10:31 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verse 1 Corinthians 10:31 Conjunction
εἴτε eite
and if, whether
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 65
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Rom 12:6 · Rom 12:7 · Rom 12:8 · 1 Cor 3:22 · 1 Cor 8:5 · 1 Cor 10:31 · 1 Cor 12:13 · 1 Cor 12:26 · 1 Cor 13:8 · 1 Cor 14:7 · 1 Cor 14:27 · 1 Cor 15:11 · 2 Cor 1:6 · 2 Cor 5:9 · 2 Cor 5:10 · 2 Cor 5:13 65×
Word Origins
εἴτε is built from these roots:
+ τέ G5037
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain