John 13:10:15John.13.10.W15TAB
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
- phraseyour reading level
al ES-tin ka-tha-ROS HO-los
- clause
ho le-lou-ME-nos ouk E-khei KHREI-an ei MÊ tous PO-das NI-psas-thai al ES-tin ka-tha-ROS HO-los
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOI ho ee-ay-SOOS ho le-lou-ME-nos ouk E-khei KHREI-an ei MÊ tous PO-das NI-psas-thai al ES-tin ka-tha-ROS HO-los kai hy-MEIS ka-tha-ROI ES-te al ou-KHI PAN-tes
Exegesis
The adversative allá estin katharos holos {ἀλλʼ ἔστιν καθαρὸς ὅλος | allá é-stin ka-tha-rós hó-los} contrasts the limited action with the state of being entirely clean.
The coordinated clause kai hymeis katharoi este {καὶ ὑμεῖς καθαροί ἐστε | kai hy-meîs ka-tha-roí é-ste} extends this status to the disciples collectively, while the final ellipsis in allá ouchi pantes {ἀλλʼ οὐχὶ πάντες | allá ou-khí pán-tes} ‘but not all’ leaves the verb implied, heightening the contrast and anticipating the revelation of the betrayer. In translation, the perfect participle is represented as “has bathed” and “has already bathed” to reflect completed action with current relevance, the exception ei mē is rendered as “except,” and the adversative allá is consistently translated “but” to maintain the rhetorical balance.
Root and etymology
allelōnalpha–lambda–lambda–eta–lambda–omega–nu
“of one another”
In context — John 13:10
Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except to wash his feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean , but not all of you.”
About this coordinate
John 13:10:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 13:10, 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 John.13.10.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.10.W15.S1) and character.