Matthew 16:12:12Matt.16.12.W12TAB
ἀλλὰ
alla
“but”
- Transliteration
- al-LA
- Extended
- ahl-LAH
- IPA
- /al.ˈla/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
al-LA
- sentence
TO-te sy-NÊ-kan HO-ti OOK EI-pen pro-SE-khein a-PO TÊS ZY-mês TÔN AR-tôn al-LA a-PO TÊS di-da-KHÊS TÔN pha-ri-SAI-ôn KAI sad-doo-KAI-ôn
Exegesis
The preposition apo {ἀπὸ | a-po} governs two parallel genitive constructions: first tēs zymēs tōn artōn {τῆς ζύμης τῶν ἄρτων | tês zý-mēs tôn ár-tōn} and then, in contrast with alla {ἀλλὰ | al-lá}, tēs didachēs tōn Pharisaíōn kai Saddukaiíōn {τῆς διδαχῆς τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ Σαδδουκαίων | tês di-da-khês tôn Pha-ri-saí-ōn kaí Sad-dou-kaí-ōn}. This parallel structure accentuates the shift from a literal concern (leaven in bread) to a figurative danger (the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees).
Root and etymology
allag-alpha–lambda–lambda–alpha–gamma
“change, exchange”
In context — Matthew 16:12
Then they understood that He was not telling them to guard against leaven in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 16:12, 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 Matt.16.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.12.W12.S1) and character.