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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1489. εἴγε (eige) -- if indeed, if at least, if so be</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1489.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/3-19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1489.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1489</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1488.htm" title="1488">◄</a> 1489. eige <a href="../greek/1490.htm" title="1490">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">eige: if indeed, if at least, if so be</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">εἴγε</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Conditional Particle Or Conjunction<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>eige<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ā'-ghe<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(i'-gheh)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>if indeed, if at least, if so be<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>if indeed, seeing that, unless.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A compound of εἰ (ei, "if") and γε (ge, an emphatic particle)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "εἴγε," similar conditional expressions can be found in Hebrew, such as אִם (im, "if") which is used to introduce conditional clauses.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek conjunction "εἴγε" (eige) is used to express a condition with an emphasis on the reality or truth of the statement that follows. It often introduces a clause that assumes the truth of what is being stated, adding a layer of certainty or emphasis. In the New Testament, it is used to affirm the condition or premise upon which a statement is based.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the context of Koine Greek, the language of the New Testament, conjunctions like "εἴγε" were used to connect thoughts and provide logical flow in discourse. The use of "eige" reflects a common rhetorical technique in ancient Greek literature, where the speaker or writer would assert a condition with an underlying assumption of its truth, thereby strengthening the argument or narrative.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1489</b> <i>eíge</i> (from <a href="/greek/1487.htm">1487</a> <i>/ei</i>, "if" and <a href="/greek/1065.htm">1065</a> <i>/gé</i>, "really, indeed") – properly, <i>if indeed</i>, <i>really if</i>. <a href="/greek/1489.htm">1489</a> (<i>eíge</i>) emphatically introduces a <i>qualified</i> condition: "<i>If at least</i>," "<i>If it be so</i> . . . ".</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1487.htm">ei</a> and <a href="/greek/1065.htm">ge</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>if indeed, seeing that, unless, with neg. otherwise<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>inasmuch (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1489: εἴγε</span><br><br> <p>[<span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">εἴγε</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">γέ</span></span>, 3 c.] <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>if, yet. <p>From <a href="/greek/1487.htm">ei</a> and <a href="/greek/1065.htm">ge</a>; if indeed, seeing that, unless, (with negative) otherwise -- if (so be that, yet). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1487.htm">ei</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1065.htm">ge</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ει είγε<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><a href="/greek/ethnos_1484.htm">ἔθνος — 18 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ethnous_1484.htm">ἔθνους — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ethe__1485.htm">ἔθη — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ethei_1485.htm">ἔθει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ethesi_1485.htm">ἔθεσι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ethesin_1485.htm">ἔθεσιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/etho_n_1485.htm">ἐθῶν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ethos_1485.htm">ἔθος — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eio_thei_1486.htm">εἰώθει — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eio_thos_1486.htm">εἰωθὸς — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/me_ge_1490.htm">μή¦γε — 8 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eidei_1491.htm">εἴδει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eidos_1491.htm">εἶδος — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eidous_1491.htm">εἴδους — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_dei_1492.htm">ᾔδει — 14 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_dein_1492.htm">ᾔδειν — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_deis_1492.htm">ᾔδεις — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_deisan_1492.htm">ᾔδεισαν — 8 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_deite_1492.htm">ᾔδειτε — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eide_s_1492.htm">εἰδῇς — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><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'; 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