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Lexicon :: Strong's G235 - alla

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ἀλλά
Transliteration
alla (Key)
Pronunciation
al-lah'
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Part of Speech
conjunction
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter plural of ἄλλος (G243)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀλλά allá, al-lah'; neuter plural of G243; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations):—and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 637x

The KJV translates Strong's G235 in the following manner: but (573x), yea (15x), yet (11x), nevertheless (10x), howbeit (9x), nay (4x), therefore (3x), save (2x), not translated (2x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 637x
The KJV translates Strong's G235 in the following manner: but (573x), yea (15x), yet (11x), nevertheless (10x), howbeit (9x), nay (4x), therefore (3x), save (2x), not translated (2x), miscellaneous (8x).
  1. but

    1. nevertheless, notwithstanding

    2. an objection

    3. an exception

    4. a restriction

    5. nay, rather, yea, moreover

    6. forms a transition to the cardinal matter

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀλλά allá, al-lah'; neuter plural of G243; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations):—and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
STRONGS G235:
ἀλλά, an adversative particle, derived from ἄλλα, neuter of the adjective ἄλλος, which was originally pronounced ἀλλός (cf. Klotz ad Devar. ii., p. 1f), hence properly, other things namely, than those just mentioned. It differs from δέ, as the Latin at and sed from autem, [cf. Winer's Grammar, 441f (411)].
I. But. So related to the preceding words that it serves to introduce
1. an opposition to concessions; nevertheless, notwithstanding: Matthew 24:6; Mark 13:20; Mark 14:28; John 16:7, 20; Acts 4:17; Acts 7:48; Romans 5:14; Romans 10:16; 1 Corinthians 4:4; 2 Corinthians 7:6; Philippians 2:27 (ἀλλ’ θεός etc.), etc.
2. an objection: John 7:27; Romans 10:18; 1 Corinthians 15:35; James 2:18.
3. an exception: Luke 22:53; Romans 4:2; 1 Corinthians 8:7; 1 Corinthians 10:23.
4. a restriction: John 11:42; Galatians 4:8; Mark 14:36.
5. an ascensive transition or gradation, nay rather, yea moreover: John 16:2; 2 Corinthians 1:9; especially with καί added, Luke 12:7; Luke 16:21; Luke 24:22. ἀλλ’ οὐδέ, but... not even (German ja nicht einmal): Luke 23:15; Acts 19:2; 1 Corinthians 3:2 [Rec. οὔτε]; cf. Fritzsche on Mark, p. 157.
6. or forms a transition to the cardinal matter, especially before imperatives: Matthew 9:18.; Mark 9:22; Mark 16:7; Luke 7:7; John 8:26; John 16:4; Acts 9:6 [not Rec.]; Acts 10:20; 26:16.
7. it is put elliptically: ἀλλ’ ἵνα, i. e. ἀλλὰ τοῦτο γέγονεν, Mark 14:49; John 13:18; John 15:25; 1 John 2:19.
8. after a conditional or concessive protasis it signifies, at the beginning of the apodosis, yet [cf. Winer's Grammar, 442 (411)]: after καὶ εἰ, 2 Corinthians 13:4 [R G]; Mark 14:29 R G L, (2 Macc. 8:15); after εἰ καί, Mark 14:29 [T Tr WH]; 2 Corinthians 4:16; 2 Corinthians 5:16; 2 Corinthians 11:6; Colossians 2:5 (2 Macc. 6:26); after εἰ, 1 Corinthians 9:2; Romans 6:5 (1 Macc. 2:20); after ἐάν, 1 Corinthians 4:15; after εἴπερ, 1 Corinthians 8:6 [L Tr marginal reading WH brackets ἀλλ’; cf. Klotz ad Devar. ii., p. 93f; Kühner, ii., p. 827, § 535 Anm. 6.
9. after a preceding μέν: Mark 9:13 [T omits; Tr brackets μέν]; Acts 4:16; Romans 14:20; 1 Corinthians 14:17.
10. it is joined to other particles; ἀλλά γε [Griesbach ἀλλάγε] (twice in the N. T.): yet at least, 1 Corinthians 9:2; yet surely (aber freilich), Luke 24:21 [L T Tr WH add καί yea and etc.], cf. Bornemann at the passage. In the more elegant Greek writers these particles are not combined without the interposition of the most emphatic word between them; cf. Bornemann, the passage cited; Klotz ad Devar. ii., pp. 15f, 24f; Ast, Lex. Plato, i., p. 101; [Winer's Grammar, 444 (413)]. ἀλλ’ (arising from the blending of the two statements οὐδὲν ἄλλο and οὐδὲν ἄλλο, ἀλλά) save only, except: 1 Corinthians 3:5 (where ἀλλ’ omitted by G L T Tr WH is spurious); Luke 12:51 (Sir. 37:12; Sir. 44:10); and after ἄλλα itself, 2 Corinthians 1:13 [here Lachmann brackets ἀλλ’ before ]; cf. Klotz as above ii., 31ff; Kühner, ii., p. 824f § 535, 6; Winers Grammar, 442 (412); [Buttmann, 374 (320)]. ἀλλ’ οὐ but not, yet not: Hebrews 3:16 (if punctuated παρεπίκραναν; ἀλλ’ οὐ) for 'but why do I ask? did not all,' etc.; cf. Bleek at the passage [Winer's Grammar, 442 (411)]. ἀλλ’ οὐχί will he not rather? Luke 17:8.
II. preceded by a negation: but (Latin sed, German sondern);
1. οὐκ (μή)... ἀλλά: Matthew 19:11; Mark 5:39; John 7:16; 1 Corinthians 1:17; 1 Corinthians 7:10, 19 [οὐδέν]; 2 Corinthians 7:9; 1 Timothy 5:23 [μηκέτι], etc. By a rhetorical construction οὐκ... ἀλλά sometimes is logically equivalent to not so much... as: Mark 9:37 (οὐκ ἐμὲ δέχεται, ἀλλὰ τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με); Matthew 10:20; John 12:44; Acts 5:4; 1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; by this form of speech the emphasis is laid on the second member; cf. Fritzsche on Mark, p. 773ff; Winers Grammar, § 55, 8 b.; [Buttmann, 356 (306)]. οὐ μόνον... ἀλλὰ καί not only... but also: John 5:18; John 11:52 [ἀλλ’ ἵνα καί, etc.]; Romans 1:32, and very often. When καί is omitted (as in the Latin non solum... sed), the gradation is strengthened: Acts 19:26 [Lachmann adds καί]; 1 John 5:6; ἀλλὰ πολλῷ μᾶλλον, Philippians 2:12; cf. Fritzsche, the passage cited, p. 786ff; Winers Grammar, 498 (464); [Buttmann, 369f (317)].
2. The negation to which ἀλλά pertains is suppressed, but can easily be supplied upon reflection [Winer's Grammar, 442 (412)]: Matthew 11:7-9; Luke 7:24-26 (in each passage, before ἀλλά supply 'you will say you did not go out into the wilderness for this purpose'); Acts 19:2 (we have not received the Holy Spirit, but...); Galatians 2:3 (they said not one word in opposition to me, but...); 2 Corinthians 7:11 (where before ἀλλά, repeated six times by anaphora, supply οὐ μόνον with the accusative of the preceding word). It is used in answers to questions having the force of a negation [Winer's Grammar, 442 (412)]: John 7:49; Acts 15:11; 1 Corinthians 10:20. ἀλλὰ ἵνα [or ἀλλ’ ἵνα, cf. Winers Grammar, 40; Buttmann, 10] elliptical after a negation [Winer's Grammar, 316f (297); 620 (576); Fritzsche on Matthew, p. 840f]: John 1:8 (supply ἀλλὰ ἦλθεν, ἵνα); John 9:3 (ἀλλὰ τυφλὸς ἐγένετο [or ἐγεννήθη], ἵνα); Mark 4:22 (ἀλλὰ τοιοῦτο ἐγένετο, ἵνα).
["The best manuscripts seem to elide the final α before nouns, but not before verbs" Scrivener, Plain Introduction, etc., p. 14; but see Dr. Gregory's full exhibition of the facts in Tdf. Proleg., p. 93f, from which it appears that "elision is commonly or almost always omitted before α, almost always before υ, often before ε and η, rarely before ο and ω, never before ι; and it should be noticed that this coincides with the fact that the familiar words ἐν, ἵνα, ὅτι, οὐ, ὡς, prefer the form ἀλλ’"; see also WHs Appendix, p. 146. Cf. Winers Grammar, § 5, 1 a.; Buttmann, p. 10.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
9:18; 10:20; 11:7; 11:8; 11:9; 19:11; 24:6
Mark
4:22; 5:39; 9:13; 9:22; 9:37; 13:20; 14:28; 14:29; 14:29; 14:36; 14:49; 16:7
Luke
7:7; 7:24; 7:25; 7:26; 12:7; 12:51; 16:21; 17:8; 22:53; 23:15; 24:21; 24:22
John
1:8; 5:18; 7:16; 7:27; 7:49; 8:26; 9:3; 11:42; 11:52; 12:44; 13:18; 15:25; 16:2; 16:4; 16:7; 16:20
Acts
4:16; 4:17; 5:4; 7:48; 9:6; 10:20; 15:11; 19:2; 19:2; 19:26; 26:16
Romans
1:32; 4:2; 5:14; 6:5; 10:16; 10:18; 14:20
1 Corinthians
1:17; 3:2; 3:5; 4:4; 4:15; 7:10; 7:19; 8:6; 8:7; 9:2; 9:2; 10:20; 10:23; 14:17; 15:10; 15:35
2 Corinthians
1:9; 1:13; 4:16; 5:16; 7:6; 7:9; 7:11; 11:6; 13:4
Galatians
2:3; 4:8
Philippians
2:12; 2:27
Colossians
2:5
1 Thessalonians
4:8
1 Timothy
5:23
Hebrews
3:16
James
2:18
1 John
2:19; 5:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G235 matches the Greek ἀλλά (alla),
which occurs 638 times in 603 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 13 (Mat 4:4–Mar 6:9)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:4 -

He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:15 -

“No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:17 -

“Don’t think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:39 -

“But I tell you, don’t resist[fn] an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:13 -

“And do not bring us into[fn] temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:18 -

“so that your fasting isn’t obvious to others but to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:21 -

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:4 -

Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 -

“Lord,” the centurion replied, “I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:12 -

Now when he heard this, he said, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:13 -

“Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:17 -

“And no one puts[fn] new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:18 -

As he was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before him, saying, “My daughter just died,[fn] but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:24 -

“Leave,” he said, “because the girl is not dead but asleep.” And they laughed at him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:20 -

“because it isn’t you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:34 -

“Don’t assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:8 -

“What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? See, those who wear soft clothes are in royal palaces.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:9 -

“What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:21 -

“But he has no root and is short-lived. When distress or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:11 -

“It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth ​— ​this defiles a person.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:12 -

Then they understood that he had not told them to beware of the leaven in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:17 -

Jesus responded, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah,[fn] because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:23 -

Jesus turned and told Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns[fn] but human concerns.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 -

“But I tell you: Elijah has already come, and they didn’t recognize him. On the contrary, they did whatever they pleased to him. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:22 -

“I tell you, not as many as seven,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:30 -

“But he wasn’t willing. Instead, he went and threw him into prison until he could pay what was owed.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:6 -

“So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:11 -

He responded, “Not everyone can accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:23 -

He told them, “You will indeed drink my cup,[fn] but to sit at my right and left is not mine to give; instead, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:26 -

“It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:28 -

“just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:21 -

Jesus answered them, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:30 -

“For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like[fn] angels in heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:32 -

“I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? He[fn] is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:6 -

“You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39 -

Going a little farther,[fn] he fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:24 -

When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood.[fn] See to it yourselves! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:44 -

telling him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:45 -

Yet he went out and began to proclaim it widely and to spread the news, with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But he was out in deserted places, and they came to him from everywhere.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:17 -

When Jesus heard this, he told them, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:22 -

“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the skins. No, new wine is put into fresh wineskins.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:26 -

“And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:27 -

“But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:29 -

“But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”[fn] ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:17 -

“But they have no root; they are short-lived. When distress or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:22 -

“For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:19 -

Jesus did not let him but told him, “Go home to your own people, and report to them how much the Lord has done for you and how he has had mercy on you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:26 -

had endured much under many doctors. She had spent everything she had and was not helped at all. On the contrary, she became worse.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:39 -

He went in and said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:9 -

but to wear sandals and not put on an extra shirt.


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