conditional particle

representing something as "under certain circumstances actual or liable to happen," but not so definitely expected as in the case of c. ind. (Bl., §65, 4; cf. , ), ; εἰ Jo 13:17 I Co 7:36 if haply, if c. subjc. (cl.); pres.: , , , , al.; Mt 6:22 Lk 10:6 Jo 7:17 Ro 2:25 26 aor. (= Lat. fut. pf.): (cf. ptcp. in ; M, , 230), , , , , al.; = cl. , c. opt., , ; as Heb. = , , , . Mt 4:9 16:26 Lk 9:25 Mk 3:24 Lk 14:34 Jo 5:43 Ro 7:2 Jo 9:22 11:57 Ac 9:2 Jo 12:32 14:3 I Jo 2:28 3:2 He 3:7 Pr. εἰ אִם ὅταν (LXX) C. indic, (as in late writers, fr. Arist. on; v. WH, , 171; VD, 2, , §77; Deiss., , 201f., , 155, 254; M, , 168, 187; Bl., §65, 4); App. MGr. App. BS LAE Pr. fut.: T, , ; Mt 18:19 Lk 19:40 Ac 7:7 pres.: (v. Milligan, in l.). I Th 3:8 With other particles: (Bl., §65, 6), ; (M, , 185, 187; Bl., l.c.), c. subjc. pres., , , , ; aor., , , , , (v. Lft., Ellic., in ll.); , [in LXX for , , al.,] . ἐ. καί ἐ. μή ἐ. τε . . . ἐ. τε אִם . . . אִם Ga 6:1 Mt 10:13 I Co 8:8 Ja 2:17 I Jo 3:21 Mt 6:15 Mk 3:27 Jo 3:3 Ro 10:15 Ga 1:8 2:16 Es 19:13 Ro 14:8 Pr. = cl. (q.v.) after relat. pronouns and adverbs (Tdf., , 96; WH, , 173; M, , 42f.; Bl., §26, 4; Mayser, 152f.; Deiss., , 202ff.): , , , , , al.; , ; , ; , ; , ; , . ἄν ὃς ἐ. ὅπου ἐ. ὁσάκις ἐ. οὗ ἐ. καθὸ ἐ. ὅστις ἐ. Pr. App. Pr. BS Mt 5:19 Mk 6:22 23 Lk 17:32 I Co 6:18 Mt 8:19 Re 11:6 I Co 16:6 II Co 8:12 Ga 5:10

a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty

before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-)soever, though, when (-soever), whether (or), to whom, (who-)so(-ever)