Romans 14:8

Whether--or (ean te--ean te). "Both if--and if" (condition of third class with present subjunctive (zwmen--apoqnhskwmen). Both living and dying are "to the Lord." Paul repeats the idiom (ean te--ean te) with the conclusion "we are the Lord's (tou kuriou esmen). Predicate genitive, "we belong to the Lord."