1 Corinthians 14:17:61 Cor.14.17.W6TAB
ἀλλʼ
al
“but”
- Transliteration
- AL
- Extended
- ahl
- IPA
- /al/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law |
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Word in context
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AL
- sentence
sy men gar ka-LOS eu-kha-ris-TEIS AL ho HE-te-ros ouk oi-ko-do-MEI-tai
Exegesis
The adversative allʼ {ἀλλʼ | allʼ} sets up a sharp contrast with the second clause, where the substantive héteros {ἕτερος | héteros} “the other person” is linked to the passive metaphor oikodomeîtai {οἰκοδομεῖται | oikodomeîtai} “is being built up.” Paul’s use of the construction frames a pastoral critique: though one speaks gratitude well, the corporate purpose of edification is frustrated when others are not “built up.”
Root and etymology
psallōpi–sigma–alpha–lambda–lambda–omega
“to pluck, play (a stringed instrument)”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:17
For you indeed give thanks well, but the other person is not being built up.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Corinthians 14:17, so the Greek word ἀλλʼ (al) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.14.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.17.W6.S1) and character.