Hebrews 10:39:8Heb.10.39.W8TAB
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
hê-MEIS de ouk es-MEN hy-po-sto-LES eis a-PO-lei-an al-LA PIS-te-ōs eis pe-ri-poi-Ē-sin psy-KHÊS
Exegesis
The verse contrasts two genitive-of-kind constructions introduced by the adversative particles de {δὲ | dé} and alla {ἀλλὰ | al-lá}.
In context — Hebrews 10:39
But we are not of shrinking back into destruction, but of faith to the preserving of the soul .
About this coordinate
Hebrews 10:39:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Hebrews 10:39, 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 Heb.10.39.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.10.39.W8.S1) and character.