Luke 20:38:6Luke.20.38.W6TAB
ἀλλὰ
alla
“but”
- Transliteration
- al-LA
- Extended
- ahl-LAH
- 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
the-OS de ouk ES-tin ne-KRÔN al-LA ZÔN-tōn PAN-tes gar au-TÔI ZÔ-sin
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction alla {ἀλλὰ | allà} “but” introduces a parallel genitive zōntōn {ζώντων | zōn-tōn} “of the living,” setting up an antithesis that highlights God’s living relationship to the patriarchs.
In context — Luke 20:38
But He is not God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:38:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 20:38, 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 Luke.20.38.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.38.W6.S1) and character.