Vocabulary Form
ἀλλά
Definition

but, yet, except

Erasmian
Modern
Frequency
638
GK
247
Mnemonics

Muslems say Allah is God, but ...

Notes

When the word following ἀλλά begins with a vowel, the final alpha elides. ἀλλ᾿ Ἰησοῦς

Biblical Concordance

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.