Hebrews 3:13:1Heb.3.13.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 pa-ra-ka-LEI-te he-au-TOUS kath he-KAS-tên hê-ME-ran A-khris hou to SÊ-me-ron ka-LEI-tai HI-na mê sklê-run-THÊ tis eks hy-MÔN a-PA-tê tês ha-mar-TI-as
Exegesis
The verse begins with alla {ἀλλὰ | allà} ‘but,’ which sets a contrast to the preceding warning and introduces a positive command.
In context — Hebrews 3:13
But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin .
About this coordinate
Hebrews 3:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Hebrews 3:13, 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 Heb.3.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.3.13.W1.S1) and character.