Acts 20:24:1Acts.20.24.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
- word
al
- sentence
al ou-de-NOS LO-gou poi-OU-mai tên psy-KHÊN ti-MI-an e-mau-TÔ hôs te-lei-Ô-sai ton DRO-mon mou KAI tên di-a-ko-NI-an hên E-la-bon pa-RA tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOO di-a-mar-TY-ras-thai to eu-an-GE-li-on tês KHA-ri-tos tou the-OU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the adversative particle all {ἀλλʼ | all} setting a sharp contrast with the preceding concerns about suffering and imprisonment.
Root and etymology
sumballosigma–upsilon–mu–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omicron–omega
“to bring together, meet, encounter”
In context — Acts 20:24
But I do not consider my life precious to myself of any account, so that I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus , to testify to the gospel of the grace of God .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 20:24, 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 Acts.20.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.24.W1.S1) and character.