Matthew 20:28:9Matt.20.28.W9TAB

ἀλλὰ

alla

but

Transliteration
al-LA
Extended
ahl-LAH
IPA
/al.ˈla/

Meaning by language

English
but

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Result
ἀλ + λὰ
al + la
alla

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    al-LA

  2. sentence

    HÔS-per HO hy-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo ook ÊL-then di-a-ko-nê-THÊ-nai al-LA di-a-ko-NÊ-sai KAI DOO-nai TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOO LY-tron an-TI pol-LÔN

Exegesis

The aorist indicative elthen {ἦλθεν | ḗl-then} ‘came’ governs a sequence of purpose infinitives: the negated passive diakonethenai {διακονηθῆναι | di-a-ko-nē-thē-nai} ‘to be served’ contrasted by the adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | al-lá} introducing the active diakonesai {διακονῆσαι | di-a-ko-nē-sai} ‘to serve’, with kai {καὶ | kaí} adding the further purpose through dounai {δοῦναι | doû-nai} ‘to give’.

In contextMatthew 20:28

Just as the Son of Man did not come to receive service, but came to serve and to offer His life as a ransom for many.

About this coordinate

Matthew 20:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 20:28, 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.20.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.28.W9.S1) and character.