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Lexicon :: Strong's G687 - ara

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ἆρα
Transliteration
ara (Key)
Pronunciation
ar'-ah
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Part of Speech
particle
Root Word (Etymology)
A form of ἄρα (G686), denoting an interrogation to which a negative answer is presumed
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
16x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
4x in 2 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἆρα âra, ar'-ah; a form of G686, denoting an interrogation to which a negative answer is presumed:—therefore.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G687 in the following manner: therefore (1x), not translated (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G687 in the following manner: therefore (1x), not translated (2x).

  1. a Greek interrogative particle that implies anxiety or impatience on the part of the questioner

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἆρα âra, ar'-ah; a form of G686, denoting an interrogation to which a negative answer is presumed:—therefore.
STRONGS G687:
ἆρα, an interrogative particle ["implying anxiety or impatience on the part of the questioner." Liddell and Scott, under the word] (of the same root as the preceding ἄρα, and only differing from it in that more vocal stress is laid upon the first syllable, which is therefore circumflexed);
1. num igitur, i. e. marking an inferential question to which a negative answer is expected: Luke 18:8; with γε rendering it more pointed, ἆρά γε [G T ἆράγε]: Acts 8:30; [ἆρα οὖν... διώκομεν Lachmann edition min. also major marginal reading are we then pursuing etc. Romans 14:19].
2. ergone i. e. a question to which an affirmative answer is expected, in an interrogative apodosis (German so ist also wohl?), he is then? Galatians 2:17 (where others [e. g. Lachmann] write ἄρα, so that this example is referred to those mentioned under ἄρα, 3, and is rendered Christ is then a minister of sin; but μὴ γένοιτο, which follows, is everywhere by Paul opposed to a question). Cf. Winers Grammar, 510f (475f) [also Buttmann, 247 (213), 371 (318); Herm. ad Vig., p. 820ff; Klotz ad Devar. ii., p. 180ff; speaking somewhat loosely, it may be said "ἆρα expresses bewilderment as to a possible conclusion... ἆρα hesitates, while ἄρα concludes." Bp. Lightfoot on Galatians, the passage cited].

Related entry:
[ἆράγε, see ἆρα, 1.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
18:8
Acts
8:30
Romans
14:19
Galatians
2:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G687 matches the Greek ἆρα (ara),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:1 - Ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ προσῆλθον οἱ μαθηταὶ τῷ Ἰησοῦ λέγοντες, Τίς ἄρα G687 μείζων ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:25 - ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐξεπλήσσοντο σφόδρα λέγοντες, Τίς ἄρα G687 δύναται σωθῆναι;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:27 - Τότε ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος εἰπεν αὐτῷ Ἰδού, ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν πάντα καὶ ἠκολουθήσαμέν σοι· τί ἄρα G687 ἔσται ἡμῖν;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:45 - Τίς ἄρα G687 ἐστὶν ὁ πιστὸς δοῦλος καὶ φρόνιμος ὃν κατέστησεν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς θεραπείας αὐτοῦ τοῦ διδόναι αὐτοῖς τὴν τροφὴν ἐν καιρῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:41 - καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἀλλήλους Τίς ἄρα G687 οὗτός ἐστιν ὅτι καὶ ὁ ἄνεμος καὶ ἡ θάλασσα ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:66

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:66 - καὶ ἔθεντο πάντες οἱ ἀκούσαντες ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν λέγοντες Τί ἄρα G687 τὸ παιδίον τοῦτο ἔσται καὶ χεὶρ κυρίου ἦν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:25 - εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς Ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν φοβηθέντες δὲ ἐθαύμασαν λέγοντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους Τίς ἄρα G687 οὗτός ἐστιν ὅτι καὶ τοῖς ἀνέμοις ἐπιτάσσει καὶ τῷ ὕδατι καὶ ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:42 - εἶπεν δὲ ὁ κύριος Τίς ἄρα G687 ἐστὶν ὁ πιστὸς οἰκονόμος καὶ φρόνιμος ὃν καταστήσει ὁ κύριος ἐπὶ τῆς θεραπείας αὐτοῦ τοῦ διδόναι ἐν καιρῷ τὸ σιτομέτριον

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:8 - λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ποιήσει τὴν ἐκδίκησιν αὐτῶν ἐν τάχει πλὴν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐλθὼν ἆρα G687 εὑρήσει τὴν πίστιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:23 - καὶ αὐτοὶ ἤρξαντο συζητεῖν πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς τὸ τίς ἄρα G687 εἴη ἐξ αὐτῶν ὁ τοῦτο μέλλων πράσσειν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:1 - Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεύς Εἰ ἄρα G687 ταῦτα οὕτως ἔχει

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:30 - προσδραμὼν δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος ἤκουσεν αὐτοῦ ἀναγινώσκοντος τὸν προφήτην Ἠσαΐαν καὶ εἶπεν Ἆρά G687 γε γινώσκεις ἃ ἀναγινώσκεις

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:18 - Γενομένης δὲ ἡμέρας ἦν τάραχος οὐκ ὀλίγος ἐν τοῖς στρατιώταις τί ἄρα G687 ὁ Πέτρος ἐγένετο

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:38 - οὐκ ἄρα G687 σὺ εἶ ὁ Αἰγύπτιος ὁ πρὸ τούτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ἀναστατώσας καὶ ἐξαγαγὼν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον τοὺς τετρακισχιλίους ἄνδρας τῶν σικαρίων

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:17 - τοῦτο οὖν βουλευόμενος μή τι ἄρα G687 τῇ ἐλαφρίᾳ ἐχρησάμην ἢ ἃ βουλεύομαι κατὰ σάρκα βουλεύομαι ἵνα ᾖ παρ᾽ ἐμοὶ τὸ Ναὶ ναὶ καὶ τὸ Οὒ οὔ

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:17 - εἰ δὲ ζητοῦντες δικαιωθῆναι ἐν Χριστῷ εὑρέθημεν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἁμαρτωλοί ἆρα G687 Χριστὸς ἁμαρτίας διάκονος μὴ γένοιτο
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