2260. éper
Strong's Lexicon
éper: "if indeed," "since," "if so be"

Original Word: ἔπερ
Part of Speech: Particle, Disjunctive Particle
Transliteration: éper
Pronunciation: eh'-per
Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-per)
Definition: "if indeed," "since," "if so be"
Meaning: than.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek preposition ἐπί (epi, meaning "upon" or "over") and the particle ἄν (an, a conditional particle).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἔπερ, similar conditional expressions can be found in Hebrew, such as אִם (im, meaning "if") and לוּ (lu, meaning "if only" or "would that").

Usage: The Greek conjunction ἔπερ is used to introduce conditional statements, often emphasizing the certainty or reality of the condition being stated. It is a stronger form of "if," suggesting a condition that is assumed to be true for the sake of argument or discussion. In the New Testament, it is used to affirm the truth of a statement or to introduce a logical conclusion based on a preceding argument.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of Koine Greek, which was the common language of the Eastern Mediterranean from the time of Alexander the Great until the Byzantine Empire, conjunctions like ἔπερ were used to construct complex sentences and convey nuanced meanings. The use of conditional statements was a common rhetorical device in both philosophical and theological writings, allowing authors to explore hypothetical scenarios and their implications.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
see é and per.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2260: ἤπερ

ἤπερ, see , 4 d.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
than.

From e and per; than at all (or than perhaps, than indeed) -- than.

see GREEK e

see GREEK per

Forms and Transliterations
ηπερ ήπερ ἤπερ eper ēper ḗper
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Englishman's Concordance
John 12:43 Prtcl
GRK: ἀνθρώπων μᾶλλον ἤπερ τὴν δόξαν
KJV: of men more than the praise of God.
INT: of men more than the glory

Strong's Greek 2260
1 Occurrence


ἤπερ — 1 Occ.

















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