1 Corinthians 15:46:11 Cor.15.46.W1TAB
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
al ou PRO-ton to pneu-ma-ti-KON al-LA to psy-khy-KON E-pei-ta to pneu-ma-ti-KON
Exegesis
The verse begins with the adversative conjunction all {ἀλλ᾽ | allá} and the negative particle ou {οὐ | ou} paired with the adverbial form proton {πρῶτον | pró-ton} to deny initial precedence for the spiritual element.
The articular adjective to pneumatikon {τὸ πνευματικὸν | tò pneu-ma-ti-kón} functions substantivally to denote the “spiritual” mode of existence, which is then contrasted by the adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | allà} and the articular substantive to psuchikon {τὸ ψυχικόν | tò psu-chi-kón}, representing the “natural” state tied to the soul.
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:46
Yet it is not the spiritual first, but the natural ; then the spiritual comes.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:46:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 15:46, 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.15.46.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.46.W1.S1) and character.