1 Corinthians 14:34:121 Cor.14.34.W12TAB
ἀλλὰ
alla
“but”
- Transliteration
- al-LA
- Extended
- ahl-LAH
- IPA
- /alˈla/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
al-LA
- sentence
hai gy-NAI-kes en tais ek-klay-SEE-ais si-GA-tō-san ou gar e-pi-TRE-pe-tai au-TAIS la-LEIN al-LA hy-po-tas-SESTH-ō-san ka-THŌS kai ho NO-mos LE-gei
Exegesis
The adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | allà} marks a contrast between prohibited and required behavior, leading to the second imperative hypotassesthosan {ὑποτασσέσθωσαν | hypotassésthō-san}, another present third person plural imperative, this time in the middle/passive, indicating an ongoing state of ordered submission.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:34
The women in the churches must be silent ; for it is not permitted for them to speak, but they must be submissive, just as the law also says.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:34:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Corinthians 14:34, so the Greek word ἀλλὰ (alla) 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.14.34.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.34.W12.S1) and character.