Romans 14:13:5Rom.14.13.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
mê-KE-ti OUN al-LÊ-lous KRI-nō-men al-LA TOU-to KRI-na-te MAL-lon to MÊ ti-THE-nai PROS-kom-ma tōi a-del-PHÔ Ê SKAN-da-lon
Exegesis
The adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | al-là} then introduces a sharp contrast and a redirection from what should stop to what should begin.
In context — Romans 14:13
Therefore, let us no longer judge one another, but rather decide this: not to put a stumbling block or a snare before a brother.
About this coordinate
Romans 14:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Romans 14:13, 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 Rom.14.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.13.W5.S1) and character.