Mark 12:27:5Mark.12.27.W5TAB
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
ouk ES-tin the-OS ne-KRON al-LA DZON-tōn po-LY pla-NAS-the
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction alla {ἀλλὰ | al-là} sharply contrasts the two genitive phrases, giving rhetorical weight to the second.
In context — Mark 12:27
God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are greatly mistaken .
About this coordinate
Mark 12:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 12:27, 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 Mark.12.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.27.W5.S1) and character.