- Transliteration: Ei de me(ge)

- Phonetic: i deh may'-(gheh)

- Definition:

1. otherwise, but if not

- Origin: from G1487" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1487, G1161" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1161, and G3361" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3361 (sometimes with G1065" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1065 added)

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Conjunction

- Strong's: From G1487" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1487 G1161" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1161 and G3361" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3361 (sometimes with G1065" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1065 added); but if not: - (or) else if (not otherwise) otherwise.