John 15:21:1John.15.21.W1TAB
ἀλλὰ
alla
“but”
- Transliteration
- al-LA
- Extended
- ahl-LAH
- IPA
- /al.ˈla/
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
- phraseyour reading level
al-LA TAU-ta PAN-ta poi-EE-sou-sin eis hy-MAS di-A to O-no-MA moo
- sentence
al-LA TAU-ta PAN-ta poi-EE-sou-sin eis hy-MAS di-A to O-no-MA moo HO-ti ouk OI-da-sin ton pemp-san-TA me
Exegesis
alla {ἀλλὰ | allà} ‘but’ opens with a strong adversative that turns the statement toward opposition.
In context — John 15:21
Yet they will do all of this to you on account of My name , since they do not know the One who sent Me.
About this coordinate
John 15:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 15:21, 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 John.15.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.21.W1.S1) and character.