1 Corinthians 15:40:71 Cor.15.40.W7TAB
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
KAI SŌ-ma-ta e-pou-RA-ni-a KAI SŌ-ma-ta e-PI-gei-a al-LA he-TE-ra MEN hê tôn e-pou-ra-NI-ōn DO-ksa he-TE-ra DE hê tôn e-pi-GEI-ōn
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction alla {ἀλλὰ | à-lla} ‘but’ introduces contrast without negating either class. The correlative pair hetera men …
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:40
Heavenly bodies and earthly bodies both exist; yet the glory of the heavenly takes one form, and the glory of the earthly takes another.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:40:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Corinthians 15:40, 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.15.40.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.40.W7.S1) and character.