John 5:34:9John.5.34.W9TAB
ἀλλὰ
alla
“but rather”
- Transliteration
- al-LA
- Extended
- ahl-LA
- IPA
- /al.ˈla/
Meaning by language
- English
- but rather
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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
e-GÔ de ou pa-RA an-THRÔ-pou TÊN mar-ty-RI-an lam-BA-nô al-LA TAU-ta LE-gô HI-na hy-MEIS so-THÊ-te
Exegesis
The adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | allà} introduces a corrective alternative, contrasting what He does not do with what He does: tauta legō {ταῦτα λέγω | taûta légō}, where the demonstrative tauta “these things” points back to His preceding words in context as the content of His speaking.
In context — John 5:34
But I do not receive the testimony from man; instead, I say these things so that you may be saved .
About this coordinate
John 5:34:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 5:34, 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.5.34.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.34.W9.S1) and character.