Romans 4:13:18Rom.4.13.W18TAB
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
ou gar di-A NO-mou hê e-pa-ngge-LI-a tôi a-bra-AM ê tôi SPER-ma-ti au-TOU to klê-ro-NO-mon au-TON EI-nai KOS-mou al-LA di-A di-kai-o-SY-nês PI-ste-ôs
Exegesis
The adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | allá} ‘but’ then introduces the contrasting phrase dia dikaiosynēs pisteōs {διὰ δικαιοσύνης πίστεως | diá dikai-osý-nēs pí-ste-ōs} ‘through righteousness of faith’, where pisteōs ‘of faith’ indicates the source. This contrast underscores that the inheritance comes not by law observance but by righteousness inseparably linked with faith.
In context — Romans 4:13
For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring—that he would be heir of the world—did not come through the law, but through the righteousness of faith .
About this coordinate
Romans 4:13:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Romans 4:13, 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.4.13.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.4.13.W18.S1) and character.