Gloss
but, instead, yet, except
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀλλά
Greek transliteration
alla
Simplified transliteration
alla
Numbers
Strong's number
235
GK Number
247
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
638
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
particle
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ἀλλά
| Romans 12:3 | For by the grace given to me I say to every one among you that he should not think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) to think with sober judgment, as God has assigned to each a measure of faith. |
| Romans 12:16 | Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. |
| Romans 12:19 | Never avenge yourselves, dear friends, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” |
| Romans 12:20 | To the contrary (alla | ἀλλά | conj), “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on his head.” |
| Romans 12:21 | Do not be overcome by evil, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) overcome evil with good. |
| Romans 13:3 | For rulers are not a source of fear for those who do good, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) for those who do wrong. Would you have no fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will receive his approval |
| Romans 13:5 | Therefore one must be subject, not only because of wrath, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) also because of conscience. |
| Romans 13:14 | Rather (alla | ἀλλά | conj), put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the sinful nature to gratify its desires. |
| Romans 14:13 | Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) resolve instead, never to put an obstacle or a trap in a brother’s way. |
| Romans 14:17 | For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. |
| Romans 14:20 | Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. All food is indeed clean, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) it is wrong to cause another to stumble by what you eat. |
| Romans 15:3 | For Christ did not please himself; but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.” |
| Romans 15:21 | rather (alla | ἀλλά | conj), as it is written, “Those who were not told of him will see, and those who have not heard of him will understand.” |
| Romans 16:4 | who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) also all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. |
| Romans 16:18 | For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the guileless. |
| 1 Corinthians 1:17 | For Christ did not send me to baptize but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be rendered ineffective. |
| 1 Corinthians 1:27 | But (alla | ἀλλά | conj) God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong; |
| 1 Corinthians 2:4 | My word and my message were not delivered with persuasive words of wisdom, but (all | ἀλλ᾿ | conj) with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, |
| 1 Corinthians 2:5 | so that your faith would not be based on the wisdom of men but (all | ἀλλ᾿ | conj) on the power of God. |
| 1 Corinthians 2:7 | Rather (alla | ἀλλά | conj), we speak the wisdom of God; a wisdom that was hidden in mystery and that God had determined before the ages for our glory. |
| 1 Corinthians 2:9 | But (alla | ἀλλά | conj), as it is written, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has the mind of man imagined, the things that God has prepared for those who love him.” |
| 1 Corinthians 2:12 | It was not the spirit of the world that we received, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) the Spirit sent from God, that we might understand the gifts freely given to us by God. |
| 1 Corinthians 2:13 | And we speak about these things in words not taught by human wisdom but (all | ἀλλ᾿ | conj) taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. |
| 1 Corinthians 3:1 | And so, brothers, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but (all | ἀλλ᾿ | conj) rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. |
| 1 Corinthians 3:2 | I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And (all | ἀλλ᾿ | conj) even now you are not yet ready, |
