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ἀλλά

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Definition

ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146),

adversative particle,

stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with changed accent; hence prop. otherwise, on the other hand (cf. Romans 3:31);

1. opposing a previous negation, but: οὐ (μὴ) . . . ἀ., Matthew 5:15, 17, Mark 5:39, John 7:16, al.; rhetorically subordinating but not entirely negativing what precedes, οὐ . . . ἀ., not so much . . . as, Mark 9:37, Matthew 10:20, John 12:44, al.; with ellipse of the negation, Matthew 11:7-9, Acts 19:2, 1 Corinthians 3:6; 6:11; 7:7, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Galatians 2:3, al.; in opposition to a foregoing pos. sentence, ἀ. οὐ, Matthew 24:6, 1 Corinthians 10:23; οὐ μόνον . . . ἀ. καί, John 5:18, Romans 1:32, al.; elliptically, after a negation, ἀ. ἵνα, Mark 14:49, John 1:8; 9:3, al.; = εἰ μή (Bl., §77, 13; M, Pr., 241; but cf. WM, §iii, 10), Matthew 20:23, Mark 4:22.

2. Without previous negation, to express opposition, interruption, transition, etc., but: John 16:20; 12:27, Galatians 2:14; before commands or requests, Acts 10:20; 26:16, Matthew 9:18, Mark 9:22, al.; to introduce an accessory idea, 2 Corinthians 7:11; in the apodosis after a condition or concession with εἰ, ἐάν, εἴπερ, yet, still, at least, Mark 14:29, 1 Corinthians 9:2, 2 Corinthians 4:16, Colossians 2:5, al.; after μέν, Acts 4:17, Romans 14:20, 1 Corinthians 14:17; giving emphasis to the following clause, ἀλλ᾽ ἔρχεται ὥρα, yea, etc., John 16:2; so with neg., ἀλλ᾽ οὐδέ, nay, nor yet, Luke 23:15.

3. Joined with other particles (a practice which increases in late writers; Simcox, LNT, 166), ἀ. γε, yet at least, Luke 24:21, 1 Corinthians 9:2; ἄ ἤ., save only, except, Luke 12:51, 2 Corinthians 1:13; ἀ. μὲν οὖν, Philippians 3:8 (on this usage, see MM, VGT, see word).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀλλά:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

639 total
  1. John 7:27ἀλλὰ · But
    But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
  2. John 7:28ἀλλ’ · but
    Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
  3. John 7:44ἀλλ’ · but
    Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
  4. John 7:49ἀλλὰ · But
    But this crowd that does not know the law—they are under a curse.”
  5. John 8:12ἀλλ’ · but
    Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  6. John 8:16ἀλλ’
    But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.
  7. John 8:26ἀλλ’ · But
    “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
  8. John 8:28ἀλλὰ · but
    So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
  9. John 8:37ἀλλὰ · but
    I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
  10. John 8:42ἀλλ’ · but
    Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
  11. John 8:49ἀλλὰ · but
    “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
  12. John 8:55ἀλλὰ · But
    You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
  13. John 9:3ἀλλ’ · but
    Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
  14. John 9:9ἀλλὰ
    Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”
  15. John 9:31ἀλλ’ · but
    We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
  16. John 10:1ἀλλὰ · but
    “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
  17. John 10:5ἀλλὰ · in fact
    But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
  18. John 10:8ἀλλ’ · but
    All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
  19. John 10:18ἀλλ’ · but
    No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
  20. John 10:26ἀλλὰ · But
    But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
  21. John 10:33ἀλλὰ · but
    “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”
  22. John 11:4ἀλλ’ · No
    When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
  23. John 11:11ἀλλὰ · but
    After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”
  24. John 11:15ἀλλὰ · But
    …and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
  25. John 11:22ἀλλὰ · But
    But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.”
  26. John 11:30ἀλλ’ · but
    Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
  27. John 11:42ἀλλὰ · but
    I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
  28. John 11:51ἀλλὰ · Instead
    Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,
  29. John 11:52ἀλλ’ · but
    …and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.
  30. John 11:54ἀλλὰ · but
    As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
  31. John 12:6ἀλλ’ · but
    Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
  32. John 12:9ἀλλ’ · but
    Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
  33. John 12:16ἀλλ’ · but
    At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
  34. John 12:27ἀλλὰ · No
    Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
  35. John 12:30ἀλλὰ · but
    In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.
  36. John 12:42ἀλλὰ · But
    Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
  37. John 12:44ἀλλὰ · but
    Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.
  38. John 12:47ἀλλ’ · but
    As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
  39. John 12:49ἀλλ’ · but
    I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
  40. John 13:9ἀλλὰ · but
    “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!”
  41. John 13:10ἀλλ’ · [and]; ἀλλ’ · though
    Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”
  42. John 13:18ἀλλ’ · But
    I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
  43. John 14:24ἀλλὰ · but
    Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
  44. John 14:31ἀλλ’ · But
    But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us go on from here.
  45. John 15:16ἀλλ’ · but
    You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  46. John 15:19ἀλλ’ · but
    If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
  47. John 15:21ἀλλὰ · But
    But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
  48. John 15:25ἀλλ’ · But [this is]
    But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
  49. John 16:2ἀλλ’ · In fact
    They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.