Romans 14:20:12Rom.14.20.W12TAB
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
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al-LA
- sentence
MÊ HE-ne-ken BRŌ-ma-tos ka-TA-ly-e to ER-gon TOU the-OU PAN-ta men ka-tha-RA al-LA ka-KON tôi an-THRŌ-pôi tôi di-A pros-KOM-ma-tos es-THI-on-ti
Exegesis
The contrastive construction panta men kathara {πάντα μὲν καθαρά | pán-ta mèn ka-tha-rá} asserts that “all things” are ritually clean, while the adversative particle alla {ἀλλὰ | al-lá} introduces the qualifier kakon tō anthrōpō tō dia proskommatos esthionti {κακὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τῷ διὰ προσκόμματος ἐσθίοντι | ka-kón tō an-thrṓ-pō tō di-á pros-kóm-ma-tos es-thí-on-ti}, linking “evil” to its effect on a person who eats by causing a stumbling. The dual article tō before the participle esthionti marks it as attributive, emphasizing the one who eats in a harmful way. English translations must supply the implied verb “are,” clarify the contrast men…alla, and make explicit that the evil resides not in the food but in causing harm to another’s faith.
In context — Romans 14:20
Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God ; all things are indeed pure, but it is evil for the person who eats in a way that causes another to stumble.
About this coordinate
Romans 14:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Romans 14:20, 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.14.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.20.W12.S1) and character.