John 20:27:30John.20.27.W30TAB
ἀλλὰ
alla
“but”
- Transliteration
- al-LA
- Extended
- al-LA
- 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
KAI MÊ YI-noo A-pis-tos al-LA pis-TOS
- clause
PHE-re TON dak-ty-LON soo HÔ-de KAI I-de TAS khei-RAS moo KAI PHE-re TÊN khei-RA soo KAI BA-le eis TÊN pleu-RAN moo KAI MÊ YI-noo A-pis-tos al-LA pis-TOS
- sentence
EI-ta LE-yei TOI thô-MA PHE-re TON dak-ty-LON soo HÔ-de KAI I-de TAS khei-RAS moo KAI PHE-re TÊN khei-RA soo KAI BA-le eis TÊN pleu-RAN moo KAI MÊ YI-noo A-pis-tos al-LA pis-TOS
Exegesis
The final clause mē ginou apistos alla pistos {μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος ἀλλὰ πιστός | mḕ gí-nou á-pis-tos al-là pis-tós} sets a sharp opposition between two settled states.
The adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | al-là} intensifies the contrast and turns the sentence toward the desired response of trust. The Greek syntax therefore joins embodied verification with a call to personal faith: sight and touch are offered, but the ultimate goal is not only evidence received, but a changed stance of belief.
In context — John 20:27
Then He says to Thomas, “Bring your finger here and examine My hands; bring your hand and set it into My side; and do not grow unbelieving, but believing.”
About this coordinate
John 20:27:30 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 30 of John 20:27, 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.20.27.W30, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.27.W30.S1) and character.