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Peradventure


Peradventure is actually translated from the original language in very few of its occurrences in the King James Translations.  Most of the time, it is added to mean something like, "perhaps," or "suppose."

 06435 פן pen pane
from 06437;;{ See TWOT on 1780}
AV-lest, that ... not, peradventure; 4
conj
1) lest, not, beware lest
adv
2) lest
Genesis 42:4, Genesis 31:31

03863 לוא luw' loo or לא lu' loo; or לו luw loo
a conditional particle; conj; {See TWOT on 1085}
AV-if 6, would God 4, O that 3, Oh 2, would it might be 1, if haply 1, peradventure 1, Oh that 1, pray thee 1, Though 1, would 1; 22
1) if, oh that!, if only!
1a) if (unlikely condition)
1b) if only!, oh that!, would that!
Genesis 50:15

0194 אולי 'uwlay oo-lah'ee or (shortened) אלי 'ulay oo-lah'ee
from 0176; adv; {See TWOT on 46}
AV-if (so be), may (be), peradventure, unless; 11
1) perhaps, peradventure
2) if peradventure
3) unless
4) suppose
Exodus 32:30, Exodus 32:30, Joshua 9:7, 1 Kings 18:5, 1 Kings 18:27

5029 ταχα tacha takh'-ah
as if neuter plural of 5036 (adverbially);; adv
AV-peradventure 1, perhaps 1; 2
1) hastily, quickly, soon
2) peradventure, perhaps
Romans 5:7

3379 μηποτε mepote may'-pot-eh or μη ποτε me pote may pot'-eh
from 3361 and 4218;; conj
AV-lest 12, lest at any time 7, whether or not 1, lest haply + 2443 1, if peradventure 1, no  ...  not at all 1, not tr 1; 25
1) that  ...  not, lest, whether perhaps, whether or not, in no way, perhaps
2 Timothy 2:25
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