John 4:23:1John.4.23.W1TAB
ἀλλὰ
alla
“but”
- Transliteration
- al-LA
- Extended
- ahl-LA
- 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 ER-khe-tai HÔ-ra KAI NYN ES-tin HO-te hoi a-lê-thi-NOI pros-ky-nê-TAI pros-ky-NÊ-soo-sin toi pa-TRI en PNEU-ma-ti KAI a-lê-THEI-a KAI gar ho pa-TÊR toi-OU-tous dzê-TEI tous pros-ky-NOON-tas au-TON
Exegesis
The adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | allà} ‘but’ turns the saying away from the preceding location debate and introduces a contrasting mode of worship.
In context — John 4:23
But the hour is drawing near—and now is here—when authentic worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, because the Father seeks people like these who worship Him.
About this coordinate
John 4:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 4:23, 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.4.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.23.W1.S1) and character.