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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2 Corinthians 53 verses
- 2 Corinthians 7:5 ἀλλ’ conj For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.
- 2 Corinthians 7:6 ἀλλ’ conj Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
- 2 Corinthians 7:7 ἀλλὰ conj and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.
- 2 Corinthians 7:9 ἀλλ’ conj I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.
- 2 Corinthians 7:11 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj conj conj conj conj For behold, this same thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.
- 2 Corinthians 7:12 ἀλλ’ conj So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.
- 2 Corinthians 7:14 ἀλλ’ conj For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.
- 2 Corinthians 8:5 ἀλλὰ conj This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
- 2 Corinthians 8:7 ἀλλ’ conj But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.
- 2 Corinthians 8:8 ἀλλὰ conj I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
- 2 Corinthians 8:10 ἀλλὰ conj I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.
- 2 Corinthians 8:13 ἀλλ’ conj For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed,
- 2 Corinthians 8:19 ἀλλὰ conj Not only so, but who was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.
- 2 Corinthians 8:21 ἀλλὰ conj Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
- 2 Corinthians 9:12 ἀλλὰ conj For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through many givings of thanks to God;
- 2 Corinthians 10:4 ἀλλὰ conj for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,
- 2 Corinthians 10:12 ἀλλὰ conj For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
- 2 Corinthians 10:13 ἀλλὰ conj But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.
- 2 Corinthians 10:18 ἀλλ’ conj For it isn't he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
- 2 Corinthians 11:1 ἀλλὰ conj I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
- 2 Corinthians 11:6 ἀλλ’ ἀλλ’ conj conj But though I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not unskilled in knowledge. No, in every way we have been revealed to you in all things.
- 2 Corinthians 11:17 ἀλλ’ conj That which I speak, I don't speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.
- 2 Corinthians 12:14 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
- 2 Corinthians 12:16 ἀλλὰ conj But be it so, I did not myself burden you. But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.
- 2 Corinthians 13:3 ἀλλὰ conj seeing that you seek a proof of Christ who speaks in me; who toward you is not weak, but is powerful in you.
- 2 Corinthians 13:4 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj For he was crucified through weakness, yet he lives through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live with him through the power of God toward you.
- 2 Corinthians 13:7 ἀλλ’ conj Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we are as reprobate.
- 2 Corinthians 13:8 ἀλλὰ conj For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Galatians 23 verses
- Galatians 1:1 ἀλλὰ conj Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),
- Galatians 1:8 ἀλλὰ conj But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any gospel other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.
- Galatians 1:12 ἀλλὰ conj For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Galatians 1:17 ἀλλὰ conj nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.
- Galatians 2:3 ἀλλ’ conj But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
- Galatians 2:7 ἀλλὰ conj but to the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the Gospel for the uncircumcision, even as Peter with the Gospel for the circumcision
- Galatians 2:14 ἀλλ’ conj But when I saw that they didn't walk uprightly according to the truth of the Gospel, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
- Galatians 3:12 ἀλλὰ conj The law is not of faith, but, "The man who does them will live by them."
- Galatians 3:16 ἀλλ’ conj Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He doesn't say, "To seeds," as of many, but as of one, "To your seed," which is Christ.
- Galatians 3:22 ἀλλὰ conj But the Scriptures shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
- Galatians 4:2 ἀλλὰ conj but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.
- Galatians 4:7 ἀλλὰ conj So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
- Galatians 4:8 Ἀλλὰ conj However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.
- Galatians 4:14 ἀλλὰ conj That which was a temptation to you in my flesh, you didn't despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
- Galatians 4:17 ἀλλὰ conj They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.
- Galatians 4:23 ἀλλ’ conj However, the son by the handmaid was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.
- Galatians 4:29 ἀλλ’ conj But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.
- Galatians 4:30 ἀλλὰ conj However what does the Scripture say? "Throw out the handmaid and her son, for the son of the handmaid will not inherit with the son of the free woman."
- Galatians 4:31 ἀλλὰ conj So then, brothers, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the free woman.
- Galatians 5:6 ἀλλὰ conj For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
- Galatians 5:13 ἀλλὰ conj For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don't use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.
- Galatians 6:13 ἀλλὰ conj For even they who receive circumcision don't keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.
- Galatians 6:15 ἀλλὰ conj For in Christ Jesus neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.
Ephesians 13 verses
- Ephesians 1:21 ἀλλὰ conj far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.
- Ephesians 2:19 ἀλλὰ conj So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
- Ephesians 4:29 ἀλλὰ conj Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
- Ephesians 5:4 ἀλλὰ conj nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.
- Ephesians 5:15 ἀλλ’ conj Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
- Ephesians 5:17 ἀλλὰ conj Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
- Ephesians 5:18 ἀλλὰ conj Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
- Ephesians 5:24 ἀλλὰ conj But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.
- Ephesians 5:27 ἀλλ’ conj that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
- Ephesians 5:29 ἀλλὰ conj For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;
- Ephesians 6:4 ἀλλὰ conj You fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Ephesians 6:6 ἀλλ’ conj not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
- Ephesians 6:12 ἀλλὰ conj For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Philippians 13 verses
- Philippians 1:18 ἀλλὰ conj What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.
- Philippians 1:20 ἀλλ’ conj according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.
- Philippians 1:29 ἀλλὰ conj Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,
- Philippians 2:3 ἀλλὰ conj doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
- Philippians 2:4 ἀλλὰ conj each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
- Philippians 2:7 ἀλλὰ conj but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.
- Philippians 2:12 ἀλλὰ conj So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
- Philippians 2:17 ἀλλὰ conj Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.
- Philippians 2:27 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj For indeed he was sick, nearly to death, but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.
- Philippians 3:8 ἀλλὰ conj Yes most assuredly, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
- Philippians 3:9 ἀλλὰ conj and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
- Philippians 4:6 ἀλλ’ conj In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
- Philippians 4:17 ἀλλὰ conj Not that I seek for the gift, but I seek for the fruit that increases to your account.
Colossians 3 verses
- Colossians 2:5 ἀλλὰ conj For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
- Colossians 3:11 ἀλλὰ conj where there can't be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
- Colossians 3:22 ἀλλ’ conj Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
1 Thessalonians 12 verses
- 1 Thessalonians 1:5 ἀλλὰ conj and that our Gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:8 ἀλλ’ conj For from you has sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth; so that we need not to say anything.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2 ἀλλὰ conj but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Gospel of God in much conflict.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 ἀλλὰ conj But we were gentle among of you, as when a nurse cherishes her own children.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:8 ἀλλὰ conj Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13 ἀλλὰ conj For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7 ἀλλ’ conj For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8 ἀλλὰ conj Therefore he who rejects doesn't reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6 ἀλλὰ conj so then let's not sleep, as the rest do, but let's watch and be sober.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9 ἀλλὰ conj For God didn't appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15 ἀλλὰ conj See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.
2 Thessalonians 5 verses
- 2 Thessalonians 2:12 ἀλλὰ conj that they all might be judged who didn't believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 ἀλλ’ conj neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;
- 2 Thessalonians 3:9 ἀλλ’ conj not because we don't have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:11 ἀλλὰ conj For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don't work at all, but are busybodies.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:15 ἀλλὰ conj Don't count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
1 Timothy 12 verses
- 1 Timothy 1:13 ἀλλὰ conj although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
- 1 Timothy 1:16 ἀλλὰ conj However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.
- 1 Timothy 2:10 ἀλλ’ conj but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.
- 1 Timothy 2:12 ἀλλ’ conj But I don't permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
- 1 Timothy 3:3 ἀλλὰ conj not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
- 1 Timothy 4:12 ἀλλὰ conj Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
- 1 Timothy 5:1 ἀλλὰ conj Don't rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
- 1 Timothy 5:13 ἀλλὰ conj Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
- 1 Timothy 5:23 ἀλλὰ conj Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.
- 1 Timothy 6:2 ἀλλὰ conj Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brothers, but rather let them serve them, because those who partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
- 1 Timothy 6:4 ἀλλὰ conj he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions,
- 1 Timothy 6:17 ἀλλ’ conj Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
2 Timothy 12 verses
- 2 Timothy 1:7 ἀλλὰ conj For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- 2 Timothy 1:8 ἀλλὰ conj Therefore don't be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Gospel according to the power of God,
- 2 Timothy 1:9 ἀλλὰ conj who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
- 2 Timothy 1:12 ἀλλ’ conj For this cause I suffer also these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.
- 2 Timothy 1:17 ἀλλὰ conj but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me
- 2 Timothy 2:9 ἀλλὰ conj in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God's word isn't chained.
- 2 Timothy 2:20 ἀλλὰ conj Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor.
- 2 Timothy 2:24 ἀλλὰ conj The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,
- 2 Timothy 3:9 ἀλλ’ conj But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.
- 2 Timothy 4:3 ἀλλὰ conj For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;
- 2 Timothy 4:8 ἀλλὰ conj From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
- 2 Timothy 4:16 ἀλλὰ conj At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.
Titus 4 verses
- Titus 1:8 ἀλλὰ conj but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, sober-minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;
- Titus 1:15 ἀλλὰ conj To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
- Titus 2:10 ἀλλὰ conj not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.
- Titus 3:5 ἀλλὰ conj not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
Philemon 2 verses
- Philemon 1:14 ἀλλὰ conj But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
- Philemon 1:16 ἀλλὰ conj no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
Hebrews 16 verses
- Hebrews 2:16 ἀλλὰ conj For most assuredly, not to angels does he give help, but he gives help to the seed of Abraham.
- Hebrews 3:13 ἀλλὰ conj but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called "today;" lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
- Hebrews 3:16 ἀλλ’ conj For who, when they heard, rebelled? No, didn't all those who came out of Egypt by Moses?
- Hebrews 4:2 ἀλλ’ conj For indeed we have had good news preached to us, even as they also did, but the word they heard didn't profit them, because it wasn't mixed with faith by those who heard.
- Hebrews 5:4 ἀλλὰ conj Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.
- Hebrews 5:5 ἀλλ’ conj So also Christ didn't glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, "You are my Son. Today I have become your father."
- Hebrews 7:16 ἀλλὰ conj who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life:
- Hebrews 9:24 ἀλλ’ conj For Christ hasn't entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
- Hebrews 10:3 ἀλλ’ conj But in those sacrifices there is yearly reminder of sins.
- Hebrews 10:25 ἀλλὰ conj not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.
- Hebrews 10:39 ἀλλὰ conj But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.
- Hebrews 11:13 ἀλλὰ conj These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
- Hebrews 12:11 ἀλλὰ conj All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.
- Hebrews 12:22 ἀλλὰ conj But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels,
- Hebrews 12:26 ἀλλὰ conj whose voice shook the earth, then, but now he has promised, saying, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens."
- Hebrews 13:14 ἀλλὰ conj For we don't have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come.
James 5 verses
- James 1:25 ἀλλὰ conj But he who looks into the perfect law, the law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.
- James 1:26 ἀλλὰ conj If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.
- James 2:18 ἀλλ’ conj Yes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith.
- James 3:15 ἀλλὰ conj This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
- James 4:11 ἀλλὰ conj Don't speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.
1 Peter 15 verses
- 1 Peter 1:15 ἀλλὰ conj but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;
- 1 Peter 1:19 ἀλλὰ conj but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, the blood of Christ;
- 1 Peter 1:23 ἀλλὰ conj having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
- 1 Peter 2:16 ἀλλ’ conj as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
- 1 Peter 2:18 ἀλλὰ conj Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
- 1 Peter 2:20 ἀλλ’ conj For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.
- 1 Peter 2:25 ἀλλ’ conj For you were going astray like sheep; but are now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
- 1 Peter 3:4 ἀλλ’ conj but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.
- 1 Peter 3:14 ἀλλ’ conj But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."
- 1 Peter 3:15 ἀλλὰ conj But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:
- 1 Peter 3:21 ἀλλὰ conj This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you-- not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
- 1 Peter 4:2 ἀλλὰ conj that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
- 1 Peter 4:13 ἀλλὰ conj But because you are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also you may rejoice with exceeding joy.
- 1 Peter 5:2 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
- 1 Peter 5:3 ἀλλὰ conj neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
2 Peter 5 verses
- 2 Peter 1:16 ἀλλ’ conj For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
- 2 Peter 1:21 ἀλλὰ conj For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
- 2 Peter 2:4 ἀλλὰ conj For if God didn't spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved to judgment;
- 2 Peter 2:5 ἀλλὰ conj and didn't spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly;
- 2 Peter 3:9 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
1 John 12 verses
- 1 John 2:2 ἀλλὰ conj And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
- 1 John 2:7 ἀλλ’ conj Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.
- 1 John 2:16 ἀλλ’ conj For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.
- 1 John 2:19 ἀλλ’ ἀλλ’ conj conj They went out from us, but they didn't belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they left, that they might be revealed that none of them belong to us.
- 1 John 2:21 ἀλλ’ conj I have not written to you because you don't know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
- 1 John 2:27 ἀλλ’ conj As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don't need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.
- 1 John 3:18 ἀλλὰ conj My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
- 1 John 4:1 ἀλλὰ conj Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- 1 John 4:10 ἀλλ’ conj In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
- 1 John 4:18 ἀλλ’ conj There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.
- 1 John 5:6 ἀλλ’ conj This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
- 1 John 5:18 ἀλλ’ conj We know that whoever is born of God doesn't sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn't touch him.
2 John 4 verses
- 2 John 1:1 ἀλλὰ conj The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth;
- 2 John 1:5 ἀλλὰ conj Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
- 2 John 1:8 ἀλλὰ conj Watch yourselves, that we don't lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.
- 2 John 1:12 ἀλλὰ conj Having many things to write to you, I don't want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full.
3 John 3 verses
- 3 John 1:9 ἀλλ’ conj I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn't accept what we say.
- 3 John 1:11 ἀλλὰ conj Beloved, don't imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn't seen God.
- 3 John 1:13 ἀλλ’ conj I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;
Jude 2 verses
- Jude 1:6 ἀλλὰ conj Angels who didn't keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.
- Jude 1:9 ἀλλὰ conj But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"
Revelation 12 verses
- Revelation 2:4 ἀλλὰ conj But I have this against you, that you left your first love.
- Revelation 2:6 ἀλλὰ conj But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
- Revelation 2:9 ἀλλὰ ἀλλὰ conj conj "I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
- Revelation 2:14 ἀλλ’ conj But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
- Revelation 2:20 ἀλλ’ conj But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
- Revelation 3:4 ἀλλὰ conj Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
- Revelation 3:9 ἀλλὰ conj Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie. Behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
- Revelation 9:5 ἀλλ’ conj They were given power not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a person.
- Revelation 10:7 ἀλλ’ conj but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as he declared to his servants, the prophets.
- Revelation 10:9 ἀλλ’ conj I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, "Take it, and eat it up. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey."
- Revelation 17:12 ἀλλὰ conj The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.
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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.
