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A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">2228</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2228">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἢ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/e__2228.htm" title="ē: or.">ē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Or</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. ">2532</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2532">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">καὶ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/kai_2532.htm" title="kai: also.">kai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">also</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2486.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2486: A fish. Of uncertain affinity; a fish.">2486</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2486.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2486">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἰχθὺν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ichthun_2486.htm" title="ichthyn: a fish.">ichthyn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a fish</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/154.htm" title="Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.">154</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_154.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 154">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αἰτήσει,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/aite_sei_154.htm" title="aitēsei: he should ask.">aitēsei</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">he will ask for,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-FIA-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">3361</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3361">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">μὴ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/me__3361.htm" title="mē: not.">mē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3789.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3789: Probably from optanomai; a snake, figuratively, an artful malicious person, especially Satan.">3789</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3789.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3789">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὄφιν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ophin_3789.htm" title="ophin: a serpent.">ophin</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a serpent</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1929.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1929: (a) trans: I hand in, give up, (b) intrans: I give way (to the wind). From epi and didomi; to give over.">1929</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1929.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1929">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐπιδώσει<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/epido_sei_1929.htm" title="epidōsei: will he give.">epidōsei</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">will he give</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-FIA-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 846">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αὐτῷ;<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/auto__846.htm" title="autō: him.">autō</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">him?</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular">PPro-DM3S</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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(3) the same -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Singular Masculine">αὐτῷ;</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/matthew/7.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai (kahee) -- and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet">Or</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1437.htm" title="ean (eh-an') -- before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-)soever, though, when (-soever) ">if</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/154.htm" title="aiteo (ahee-teh'-o) -- ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require">he ask</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2486.htm" title="ichthus (ikh-thoos') -- fish">a fish</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3361.htm" title="me (may) -- any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in) ">will he give</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1929.htm" title="epididomi (ep-ee-did'-o-mee) -- deliver unto, give, let (+ (her drive)), offer">__</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autos (ow-tos') -- her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, (him-, my-, thy-)self ">him</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3789.htm" title="ophis (of'-is) -- serpent">a serpent</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/matthew/7.htm">Matthew 7:10 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">וכי ישאל ממנו דג היתן לו נחש׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/matthew/7.htm">Matthew 7:10 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܘܐܢ ܢܘܢܐ ܢܫܐܠܝܘܗܝ ܠܡܐ ܚܘܝܐ ܡܘܫܛ ܠܗ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/matthew/7-10.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/7.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/matthew/7-10.htm">Matthew 7:10</a> • <a href="/niv/matthew/7-10.htm">Matthew 7:10 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/matthew/7-10.htm">Matthew 7:10 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/matthew/7-10.htm">Matthew 7:10 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/matthew/7-10.htm">Matthew 7:10 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/matthew/7-10.htm">Matthew 7:10 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/7-10.htm">Matthew 7:10 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/7-10.htm">Matthew 7:10 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/7-10.htm">Matthew 7:10 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/7-10.htm">Matthew 7:10 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/matthew/7-10.htm">Matthew 7:10 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/7-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 7:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 7:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/7-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 7:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 7:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>