Acts 21:13:18Acts.21.13.W18TAB
ἀλλὰ
alla
“but”
- Transliteration
- al-LA
- Extended
- ahl-LAH
- IPA
- /alˈla/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-LA
- sentence
TO-te a-pe-KRI-thê ho PAU-los TI poi-EI-te KLAI-on-tes KAI syn-THRYP-ton-TES mou tên kar-DI-an e-GÔ gar ou MO-non de-THÊ-nai al-LA KAI a-po-tha-NEIN eis i-e-rou-sa-LÊM he-TOI-môs E-khô hy-PER tou o-NO-ma-tos tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOO
Exegesis
The explanation gar {γὰρ | gar} leads into egō gar ou monon dethēnai alla kai apothanein {ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐ μόνον δεθῆναι ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀποθανεῖν | e-gṓ gar ou mó-non de-thê-nai al-lá kaí a-po-tha-nein}, where the correlative ou monon …
In context — Acts 21:13
Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
About this coordinate
Acts 21:13:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 21:13, 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.21.13.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.13.W18.S1) and character.