ἀλλά
but
G235
Strong's Greek
allá
Transliteration
/al-lah'/
Pronunciation
Usage in the GNT
636
appearances
Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Thayer Definition
1. but
a. nevertheless, notwithstanding
b. an objection
c. an exception
d. a restriction
e. nay, rather, yea, moreover
f. forms a transition to the cardinal matter
Strong's concordance entry
Neuter plural of G243 ; properly other things that is (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations): - and but (even) howbeit indeed nay nevertheless no notwithstanding save therefore yea yet.
Where this word appears
Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Conjunction
- A joining word linking words or clauses.
- Adjective
- A word that describes or qualifies a noun.
Case
- Nominative
- The case of the subject (and the predicate nominative).
Gender
- Neuter
- Grammatically neuter.
Number
- Plural
- More than one.
Grammatical forms
- Conjunction 635 times (100%)
- Adjective, Nominative, Plural, Neuter 1 time (0%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (Robinson–Tischendorf, public domain), counted across 636 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
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John 101 verses
- John 16:25 ἀλλὰ conj I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
- John 16:33 ἀλλὰ conj I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."
- John 17:9 ἀλλὰ conj I pray for them. I don't pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.
- John 17:15 ἀλλ’ conj I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.
- John 17:20 ἀλλὰ conj Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word,
- John 18:28 ἀλλὰ conj They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves didn't enter into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.
- John 18:40 ἀλλὰ conj Then they all shouted again, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.
- John 19:21 ἀλλ’ conj The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, "Don't write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'he said, I am King of the Jews.'"
- John 19:24 ἀλλὰ conj Then they said to one another, "Let's not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it will be," that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which says, "They parted my garments among them. For my cloak they cast lots." Therefore the soldiers did these things.
- John 19:34 ἀλλ’ conj However one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
- John 20:7 ἀλλὰ conj and the cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.
- John 20:27 ἀλλὰ conj Then he said to Thomas, "Reach here your finger, and see my hands. Reach here your hand, and put it into my side. Don't be unbelieving, but believing."
- John 21:8 ἀλλὰ conj But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish.
- John 21:23 ἀλλ’ conj This saying therefore went out among the brothers, that this disciple wouldn't die. Yet Jesus didn't say to him that he wouldn't die, but, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?"
Acts 30 verses
- Acts 1:4 ἀλλὰ conj Being assembled together with them, he charged them, "Don't depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.
- Acts 1:8 ἀλλὰ conj But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."
- Acts 2:16 ἀλλὰ conj But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:
- Acts 4:17 ἀλλ’ conj But so that this spreads no further among the people, let's threaten them, that from now on they don't speak to anyone in this name."
- Acts 4:32 ἀλλ’ conj The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
- Acts 5:4 ἀλλὰ conj While you kept it, didn't it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn't it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You haven't lied to men, but to God."
- Acts 5:13 ἀλλ’ conj None of the rest dared to join them, however the people honored them.
- Acts 7:39 ἀλλὰ conj to whom our fathers wouldn't be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
- Acts 7:48 ἀλλ’ conj However, the Most High doesn't dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,
- Acts 9:6 ἀλλὰ conj But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."
- Acts 10:20 ἀλλὰ conj But arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them."
- Acts 10:35 ἀλλ’ conj but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.
- Acts 10:41 ἀλλὰ conj not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
- Acts 13:25 ἀλλ’ conj As John was fulfilling his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'
- Acts 15:11 ἀλλὰ conj But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are."
- Acts 15:20 ἀλλὰ conj but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.
- Acts 16:37 ἀλλὰ conj But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most assuredly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!"
- Acts 18:9 ἀλλὰ conj The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Don't be afraid, but speak and don't be silent;
- Acts 18:21 ἀλλὰ conj but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.
- Acts 19:2 ἀλλ’ conj He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They said to him, "No, we haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
- Acts 19:26 ἀλλὰ conj You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.
- Acts 19:27 ἀλλὰ conj Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships."
- Acts 20:24 ἀλλ’ conj But these things don't count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Gospel of the grace of God.
- Acts 21:13 ἀλλὰ conj Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
- Acts 21:24 ἀλλὰ conj Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.
- Acts 26:16 ἀλλὰ conj But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you;
- Acts 26:20 ἀλλὰ conj but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
- Acts 26:25 ἀλλὰ conj But he said, "I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.
- Acts 26:29 ἀλλὰ conj Paul said, "I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these bonds."
- Acts 27:10 ἀλλὰ conj and said to them, "Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."
Romans 68 verses
- Romans 1:21 ἀλλ’ conj Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.
- Romans 1:32 ἀλλὰ conj who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.
- Romans 2:13 ἀλλ’ conj For it isn't the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
- Romans 2:29 ἀλλ’ ἀλλ’ conj conj but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.
- Romans 3:27 ἀλλὰ conj Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what manner of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
- Romans 3:31 ἀλλὰ conj Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.
- Romans 4:2 ἀλλ’ conj For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.
- Romans 4:4 ἀλλὰ conj Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as debt.
- Romans 4:10 ἀλλ’ conj How then was it counted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
- Romans 4:12 ἀλλὰ conj The father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.
- Romans 4:13 ἀλλὰ conj For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn't through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
- Romans 4:16 ἀλλὰ conj For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.
- Romans 4:20 ἀλλ’ conj Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn't waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
- Romans 4:24 ἀλλὰ conj but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,
- Romans 5:3 ἀλλὰ conj Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance;
- Romans 5:11 ἀλλὰ conj Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
- Romans 5:14 ἀλλὰ conj Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those whose sins weren't like Adam's disobedience, who is a foreshadowing of him who was to come.
- Romans 5:15 ἀλλ’ conj But the free gift isn't like the trespass. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.
- Romans 6:5 ἀλλὰ conj For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;
- Romans 6:13 ἀλλὰ conj Neither present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
- Romans 6:14 ἀλλὰ conj For sin will not have dominion over you. For you are not under law, but under grace.
- Romans 6:15 ἀλλὰ conj What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? May it never be!
- Romans 7:7 ἀλλὰ conj What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn't have known sin, except through the law. For I wouldn't have known coveting, unless the law had said, "You shall not covet."
- Romans 7:13 ἀλλὰ conj Did then that which is good become death to me? May it never be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.
- Romans 7:15 ἀλλ’ conj For I don't know what I am doing. For I don't practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.
- Romans 7:17 ἀλλὰ conj So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
- Romans 7:19 ἀλλὰ conj For the good which I desire, I don't do; but the evil which I don't desire, that I practice.
- Romans 7:20 ἀλλὰ conj But if what I don't desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
- Romans 8:4 ἀλλὰ conj that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
- Romans 8:9 ἀλλὰ conj But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn't have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.
- Romans 8:15 ἀλλὰ conj For you didn't receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"
- Romans 8:20 ἀλλὰ conj For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
- Romans 8:23 ἀλλὰ conj Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.
- Romans 8:26 ἀλλὰ conj In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don't know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can't be uttered.
- Romans 8:32 ἀλλὰ conj He who didn't spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?
- Romans 8:37 ἀλλ’ conj No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
- Romans 9:7 ἀλλ’ conj Neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your seed be called."
- Romans 9:8 ἀλλὰ conj That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as a seed.
- Romans 9:10 ἀλλὰ conj Not only so, but Rebecca also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.
- Romans 9:11 ἀλλ’ conj For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
- Romans 9:16 ἀλλὰ conj So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
- Romans 9:24 ἀλλὰ conj us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
- Romans 9:32 ἀλλ’ conj Why? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
- Romans 10:2 ἀλλ’ conj For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
- Romans 10:8 ἀλλὰ conj But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;" that is, the word of faith, which we preach:
- Romans 10:16 Ἀλλ’ conj But they didn't all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"
- Romans 10:18 ἀλλὰ conj But I say, didn't they hear? Yes, most assuredly, "Their sound went out into all the earth, Their words to the ends of the world."
- Romans 10:19 ἀλλὰ conj But I ask, didn't Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding I will make you angry."
- Romans 11:4 ἀλλὰ conj But how does God answer him? "I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
- Romans 11:11 ἀλλὰ conj I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.
- Romans 11:18 ἀλλὰ conj don't boast over the branches. But if you boast, it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.
- Romans 11:20 ἀλλὰ conj True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don't be conceited, but fear;
- Romans 12:2 ἀλλὰ conj Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- Romans 12:3 ἀλλὰ conj For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
- Romans 12:16 ἀλλὰ conj Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits.
- Romans 12:19 ἀλλὰ conj Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."
- Romans 12:20 ἀλλὰ conj Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."
- Romans 12:21 ἀλλὰ conj Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
- Romans 13:3 ἀλλὰ conj For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,
- Romans 13:5 ἀλλὰ conj Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
- Romans 13:14 ἀλλὰ conj But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
- Romans 14:13 ἀλλὰ conj Therefore let's not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother's way, or an occasion for falling.
- Romans 14:17 ἀλλὰ conj for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 14:20 ἀλλὰ conj Don't overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.
- Romans 15:3 ἀλλὰ conj For even Christ didn't please himself. But, as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."
- Romans 15:21 ἀλλὰ conj But, as it is written, "They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who haven't heard will understand."
- Romans 16:4 ἀλλὰ conj who for my life, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles.
- Romans 16:18 ἀλλὰ conj For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
1 Corinthians 63 verses
- 1 Corinthians 1:17 ἀλλὰ conj For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Gospel--not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn't be made void.
- 1 Corinthians 1:27 ἀλλὰ conj but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;
- 1 Corinthians 2:4 ἀλλ’ conj My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
- 1 Corinthians 2:5 ἀλλ’ conj that your faith wouldn't stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
- 1 Corinthians 2:7 ἀλλὰ conj But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,
- 1 Corinthians 2:9 ἀλλὰ conj But as it is written, "Things which an eye didn't see, and an ear didn't hear, Which didn't enter into the heart of man, These God has prepared for those who love him."
- 1 Corinthians 2:12 ἀλλὰ conj But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.
- 1 Corinthians 2:13 ἀλλ’ conj Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
- 1 Corinthians 3:1 ἀλλ’ conj Brothers, I couldn't speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 3:2 ἀλλ’ conj I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren't yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready,
- 1 Corinthians 3:6 ἀλλὰ conj I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.
- 1 Corinthians 3:7 ἀλλ’ conj So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.
- 1 Corinthians 4:3 ἀλλ’ conj But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self.
- 1 Corinthians 4:4 ἀλλ’ conj For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 4:14 ἀλλ’ conj I don't write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
- 1 Corinthians 4:15 ἀλλ’ conj For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Gospel.
- 1 Corinthians 4:19 ἀλλὰ conj But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
- 1 Corinthians 4:20 ἀλλ’ conj For the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
- 1 Corinthians 5:8 ἀλλ’ conj Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
- 1 Corinthians 6:6 ἀλλὰ conj But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers!
- 1 Corinthians 6:8 ἀλλὰ conj No, but you yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that against your brothers.
- 1 Corinthians 6:11 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj conj Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.
- 1 Corinthians 6:12 ἀλλ’ ἀλλ’ conj conj "All things are lawful for me," but not all things are expedient. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be brought under the power of anything.
- 1 Corinthians 6:13 ἀλλὰ conj "Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods," but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
- 1 Corinthians 7:4 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj The wife doesn't have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise also the husband doesn't have authority over his own body, but the wife.
- 1 Corinthians 7:7 ἀλλὰ conj Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.
- 1 Corinthians 7:10 ἀλλὰ conj But to the married I command--not I, but the Lord--that the wife not leave her husband
- 1 Corinthians 7:19 ἀλλὰ conj Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
- 1 Corinthians 7:21 ἀλλ’ conj Were you called being a bondservant? Don't let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.
- 1 Corinthians 7:35 ἀλλὰ conj This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
- 1 Corinthians 8:6 ἀλλ’ conj yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.
- 1 Corinthians 8:7 ἀλλ’ conj However, that knowledge isn't in all men. But some, with consciousness of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
- 1 Corinthians 9:2 ἀλλά conj If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 9:12 ἀλλ’ ἀλλὰ conj conj If others partake of this right over you, don't we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Gospel of Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 ἀλλ’ conj to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.
- 1 Corinthians 9:27 ἀλλὰ conj but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
- 1 Corinthians 10:5 ἀλλ’ conj However with most of them, God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 ἀλλὰ conj No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- 1 Corinthians 10:20 ἀλλ’ conj But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God, and I don't desire that you would have communion with demons.
- 1 Corinthians 10:23 ἀλλ’ ἀλλ’ conj conj "All things are lawful for me," but not all things are profitable. "All things are lawful for me," but not all things build up.
- 1 Corinthians 10:24 ἀλλὰ conj Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor's good.
- 1 Corinthians 10:29 ἀλλὰ conj Conscience, I say, not your own, but the other's conscience. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
- 1 Corinthians 10:33 ἀλλὰ conj even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.
- 1 Corinthians 11:8 ἀλλὰ conj For man is not from woman, but woman from man;
- 1 Corinthians 11:9 ἀλλὰ conj for neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.
- 1 Corinthians 11:17 ἀλλὰ conj But in giving you this command, I don't praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse.
- 1 Corinthians 12:14 ἀλλὰ conj For the body is not one member, but many.
- 1 Corinthians 12:22 ἀλλὰ conj No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
- 1 Corinthians 12:24 ἀλλὰ conj whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,
- 1 Corinthians 12:25 ἀλλὰ conj that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
- 1 Corinthians 14:2 ἀλλὰ conj For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.
- 1 Corinthians 14:17 ἀλλ’ conj For you most assuredly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.
- 1 Corinthians 14:19 ἀλλὰ conj However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
- 1 Corinthians 14:20 ἀλλὰ conj Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
- 1 Corinthians 14:22 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.
- 1 Corinthians 14:33 ἀλλὰ conj for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,
- 1 Corinthians 14:34 ἀλλὰ conj let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
- 1 Corinthians 15:35 Ἀλλὰ conj But someone will say, "How are the dead raised?" and, "With what kind of body do they come?"
- 1 Corinthians 15:37 ἀλλὰ conj That which you sow, you don't sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.
- 1 Corinthians 15:39 ἀλλὰ conj All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
- 1 Corinthians 15:40 ἀλλὰ conj There are also celestial bodies, and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial.
- 1 Corinthians 15:46 ἀλλ’ ἀλλὰ conj conj However that which is spiritual isn't first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual.
2 Corinthians 53 verses
- 2 Corinthians 1:9 ἀλλὰ ἀλλ’ conj conj Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 ἀλλ’ conj For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
- 2 Corinthians 1:13 ἀλλ’ conj For we write no other things to you, than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end;
- 2 Corinthians 1:19 ἀλλὰ conj For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not "Yes and no," but in him is "Yes."
- 2 Corinthians 1:24 ἀλλὰ conj Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.
- 2 Corinthians 2:4 ἀλλὰ conj For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.
- 2 Corinthians 2:5 ἀλλὰ conj But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all.
- 2 Corinthians 2:13 ἀλλὰ conj I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn't find Titus, my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17 ἀλλ’ ἀλλ’ conj conj For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 3:3 ἀλλὰ ἀλλ’ conj conj being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.
- 2 Corinthians 3:5 ἀλλ’ conj not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
- 2 Corinthians 3:6 ἀλλὰ conj who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
- 2 Corinthians 3:14 ἀλλὰ conj But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.
- 2 Corinthians 3:15 ἀλλ’ conj But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:5 ἀλλὰ conj For we don't preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;
- 2 Corinthians 4:8 ἀλλ’ ἀλλ’ conj conj We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
- 2 Corinthians 4:9 ἀλλ’ ἀλλ’ conj conj pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;
- 2 Corinthians 4:16 ἀλλ’ ἀλλ’ conj conj Therefore we don't faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18 ἀλλὰ conj while we don't look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
- 2 Corinthians 5:4 ἀλλ’ conj For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
- 2 Corinthians 5:12 ἀλλὰ conj For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.
- 2 Corinthians 5:15 ἀλλὰ conj He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.
- 2 Corinthians 5:16 ἀλλὰ conj Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.
- 2 Corinthians 6:4 ἀλλ’ conj but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
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The Greek conjunction αλλα centers on the idea of “but.” Its earliest occurrence is Matthew 4:4. Spanning 601 verses in 27 books, it ranks among the most common words of the Greek New Testament. Related forms include αλλος, αλλασσω and αλλαχοθεν. For the data behind this summary, explore the sense tree and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
Strong's · 1890
and
Modern gloss
but
Strong's 1890 sometimes compressed multiple senses — or homonymous roots — under one number, and used 19th-century English phrasing that no longer carries the same connotation. The modern gloss reflects current Thayer scholarship; open the Lexicon Entry tab for the full sense breakdown.
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About this word
Strong's G235 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 601
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 601 distinct verses.
- 27 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 27 of 27 New Testament books.
- #31
- by frequency
- Top 50 most frequent Greek words (rank 31 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 601 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- John 101 verses 17%
- Romans 68 verses 11%
- 1 Corinthians 63 verses 10%
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 601 distinct verses.
- Pauline corpus 283 verses · 47%
- Gospels 214 verses · 36%
- Johannine 132 verses · 22%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 65 verses · 11%
- General (Catholic) Epistles 46 verses · 8%
- Hebrews 16 verses · 3%
- Revelation 12 verses · 2%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: But 566×, Yea 15×, Yet 11×
- American Standard Version: But 521×, Howbeit 18×, Yet 16×
- Berean Standard Bible: But 433×, Instead 49×, No 10×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: But 556×, Instead 32×, Rather 10×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G235 across 636 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 11 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 1 further occurrence.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G235 across 616 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 24 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G235 across 565 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 10 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 66 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G235 across 642 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 12 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in Thayer's
The 1 sense Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- but
Word origin
Derived from αλλος (állos) (G243) — another.
Neuter plural of G243 ; properly other things that is (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations): - and but (even) howbeit indeed nay nevertheless no notwithstanding save therefore yea yet.
— Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain.
Forms in the corpus
The 6 distinct written forms G235 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that case’s occurrences in the concordance.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀλλὰ allà | Conjunction | Matthew 5:17 | 408 |
| ἀλλ’ all | Conjunction | Matthew 4:4 | 220 |
| Ἀλλὰ Allà | Conjunction | Mark 13:24 | 4 |
| ἀλλά allá | Conjunction | Luke 24:21 | 2 |
| ἄλλα álla | Adjective, Nominative, Plural, Neuter | John 6:23 | 1 |
| Ἀλλ’ All | Conjunction | Romans 10:16 | 1 |
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G235, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
- αλλασσω allássō G236 to change
- αλλαχοθεν allachóthen G237 from another place
- αλληγορεω allēgoréō G238 to speak allegorically
- αλληλων allḗlōn G240 one another
- αλλογενης allogenḗs G241 foreigner
- αλλοτριος allótrios G245 foreign
- αλλοφυλος allóphylos G246 foreign
- αλλως állōs G247 otherwise
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 10 — not the complete family. They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint usage
The same Greek word αλλα appears 364 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 360 verses in 28 books.
- 364
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 360
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 28 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 28 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Genesis 15:4 ἀλλά
- Exodus 8:24 ἀλλά
- Leviticus 11:21 ἀλλά
- Numbers 10:30 ἀλλά
- Deuteronomy 1:28 ἀλλά
- Joshua 1:18 ἀλλά
- Judges 2:2 ἀλλά
- 1 Samuel 1:23 ἀλλά
- 2 Samuel 10:3 ἀλλά
- 1 Kings 3:11 ἀλλά
- 2 Kings 4:2 ἀλλά
- 1 Chronicles 2:34 ἀλλά
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G235) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 360. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Genesis 15:4 ἀλλά Behold, the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir, but he who will come forth out of your own body will be your heir."
- Genesis 17:5 ἀλλά Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made you.
- Genesis 17:15 ἀλλά God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.
- Genesis 18:15 ἀλλά Then Sarah denied, saying, "I didn't laugh," for she was afraid." He said, "No, but you did laugh."
- Genesis 19:2 ἀλλά and he said, "See now, my lords, please turn aside into your servant's house, stay all night, wash your feet, and you will rise up early, and go on your way." They said, "No, but we will stay in the street all night."
- Genesis 20:12 ἀλλά Moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- Genesis 21:23 ἀλλά Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner."
- Genesis 21:26 ἀλλά Abimelech said, "I don't know who has done this thing. Neither did you tell me, neither did I hear of it, until today."
- Genesis 24:4 ἀλλά But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."
- Genesis 24:38 ἀλλά but you shall go to my father's house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.'
- Genesis 28:17 ἀλλά He was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven."
- Genesis 32:29 ἀλλά Jacob asked him, "Please tell me your name." He said, "Why is it that you ask what my name is?" He blessed him there.
- Genesis 34:31 ἀλλά They said, "Should he deal with our sister as with a prostitute?"
- Genesis 35:10 ἀλλά God said to him, "Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel." He named him Israel.
- Genesis 38:23 ἀλλά Judah said, "Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this kid, and you haven't found her."
- Genesis 40:14 ἀλλά But remember me when it will be well with you, and show kindness, please, to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.
- Genesis 40:15 ἀλλά For indeed, I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon."
- Genesis 40:23 ἀλλά Yet the chief cupbearer didn't remember Joseph, but forgot him.
- Genesis 42:12 ἀλλά He said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land."
- Genesis 42:34 ἀλλά Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.'"
- Genesis 44:26 ἀλλά We said, 'We can't go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, unless our youngest brother is with us.'
- Genesis 45:1 ἀλλά Then Joseph couldn't control himself before all those who stood before him, and he cried, "Cause every man to go out from me!" There stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
- Genesis 45:8 ἀλλά So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 47:18 ἀλλά When that year was ended, they came to him the second year, and said to him, "We will not hide from my lord how our money is all spent, and the herds of cattle are my lord's. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands.
- Genesis 47:30 ἀλλά but when I sleep with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying place." He said, "I will do as you have said."
- Genesis 48:19 ἀλλά His father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations."
- Exodus 8:24 ἀλλά Yahweh did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.
- Exodus 9:2 ἀλλά For if you refuse to let them go, and hold them still,
- Exodus 10:25 ἀλλά Moses said, "You must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh our God.
- Exodus 12:9 ἀλλά Don't eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted with fire; with its head, its legs and its inner parts.
- Exodus 16:8 ἀλλά Moses said, "Now Yahweh shall give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you; because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh."
- Exodus 16:20 ἀλλά Notwithstanding they didn't listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was angry with them.
- Exodus 21:13 ἀλλά but not if it is unintentional, but God allows it to happen: then I will appoint you a place where he shall flee.
- Exodus 23:5 ἀλλά If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under his burden, don't leave him, you shall surely help him with it.
- Exodus 23:24 ἀλλά You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor follow their practices, but you shall utterly overthrow them and demolish their pillars.
- Exodus 32:18 ἀλλά He said, "It isn't the voice of those who shout for victory, neither is it the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the noise of those who sing that I hear."
- Exodus 33:16 ἀλλά For how would people know that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Isn't it in that you go with us, so that we are separated, I and your people, from all the people who are on the surface of the earth?"
- Leviticus 11:21 ἀλλά Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth.
- Leviticus 21:2 ἀλλά except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
- Leviticus 21:14 ἀλλά A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.
- Leviticus 26:15 ἀλλά and if you shall reject my statutes, and if your soul abhors my ordinances, so that you will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant;
- Leviticus 26:23 ἀλλά "'If by these things you won't be reformed to me, but will walk contrary to me;
- Leviticus 27:21 ἀλλά but the field, when it goes out in the Jubilee, shall be holy to Yahweh, as a field devoted; it shall be owned by the priests.
- Leviticus 27:29 ἀλλά "'No one devoted, who shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.
- Numbers 10:30 ἀλλά He said to him, I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives.
- Numbers 13:28 ἀλλά However the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified, [and] very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
- Numbers 13:30 ἀλλά Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
- Numbers 13:33 ἀλλά There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
- Numbers 14:9 ἀλλά Only don't rebel against Yahweh, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is removed from over them, and Yahweh is with us: don't fear them.
- Numbers 14:14 ἀλλά and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you Yahweh are in the midst of this people; for you Yahweh are seen face to face, and your cloud stands over them, and you go before them, in a pillar of cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night.
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G235) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
