Acts 15:20:1Acts.15.20.W1TAB
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
al-LA e-pi-STEI-lai au-TOIS tou a-PE-khe-sthai tôn a-lis-gê-MA-tōn tôn ei-DŌ-lōn KAI tês por-NEI-as KAI tou pni-KTOU KAI tou HAI-ma-tos
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction alla {ἀλλὰ | allà} marks a contrast with the preceding context.
In context — Acts 15:20
Instead, we should write to them to abstain from the pollutions of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 15:20, 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 Acts.15.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.20.W1.S1) and character.