Matthew 16:23:20Matt.16.23.W20TAB
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-LA
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti OO phro-NEIS TA TOO the-OO al-LA TA TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
- clause
SKAN-da-lon EI e-MOO HO-ti OO phro-NEIS TA TOO the-OO al-LA TA TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
- sentence
HO DE stra-PHEIS EI-pen TOI PE-troi HY-pa-ye o-PI-sô MOO sa-ta-NA SKAN-da-lon EI e-MOO HO-ti OO phro-NEIS TA TOO the-OO al-LA TA TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
Root and etymology
allag-alpha–lambda–lambda–alpha–gamma
“change, exchange”
In context — Matthew 16:23
But He turned and said to Peter, “Go behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me, because you are not mindful of the things of God , but of the things of people.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:23:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 16:23, 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 Matt.16.23.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.23.W20.S1) and character.