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
| Philippians 2:27 | Indeed he was ill; he almost died. But (alla | ἀλλά | conj) God had mercy on him, and not only on him but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) on me as well, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow. |
| Philippians 3:7 | But (alla | ἀλλά | conj) whatever things were gain to me, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. |
| Philippians 3:8 | More than that (alla | ἀλλά | conj), I regard all things as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and regard them as rubbish, in order to gain Christ |
| Philippians 3:9 | and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the Law, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that is based on faith — |
| Philippians 4:6 | Do not be anxious about anything, but (all | ἀλλ᾿ | conj) in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. |
| Philippians 4:17 | Not that I seek the gift; rather (alla | ἀλλά | conj), I seek the interest that accrues to your account. |
| Colossians 2:5 | Even though I am absent in body, I am absent I am with you in spirit, with you I am and I rejoice to see your orderly conduct and the stability of your faith in Christ. faith your |
| Colossians 3:11 | Here there is no longer there is Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) Christ is all and in all. Christ |
| Colossians 3:22 | Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every regard, not with a view to impressing others, as people-pleasers, but (all | ἀλλ᾿ | conj) with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. |
| 1 Thessalonians 1:5 | because our gospel did not come to you with words only, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) also with power — with the Holy Spirit and full conviction — as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sakes. |
| 1 Thessalonians 1:8 | The word of the Lord has echoed forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but (all | ἀλλ᾿ | conj) in every place your faith in God has become known, so we have no need to say anything. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:2 | We had previously suffered and been shamefully treated in Philippi, as you know, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) we had the courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:4 | but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) God who tests our hearts. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:7 | Although we could have made demands as apostles of Christ, we were gentle among you, like a mother tenderly nursing her own children. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:8 | So deep was our affection for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) our own selves as well, so dear had you become to us. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:13 | And for this reason we also constantly thank God, that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) as it truly is, the word of God, which even now is doing its work in you who believe. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:7 | For God has not called us for impurity, but (all | ἀλλ᾿ | conj) in holiness. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:8 | Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting man, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) God, who also has given his Holy Spirit to you. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:6 | So then let us not fall asleep as others do; rather (alla | ἀλλά | conj) let us stay awake and be sober. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:9 | For God has not appointed us for wrath, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:15 | See that no one pays back anyone evil for evil, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) always pursue what is good both for one another and for all. |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:12 | that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) took pleasure in unrighteousness. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:8 | nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead (all | ἀλλ᾿ | conj) we kept working night and day with toil and hardship, so we would not be a burden to any of you, |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:9 | not because we do not have the right, but (all | ἀλλ᾿ | conj) in order to make ourselves an example for you to imitate. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:11 | For we hear that some among you are conducting themselves in a disorderly manner, doing nothing themselves, but (alla | ἀλλά | conj) meddling in the affairs of others. |
