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GreekG0243Adjective

ἄλλος

allos

143Occurrences
G0243Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

"else," i.e. different (in many applications)

a primary word;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
other, another: absol., ἄ. δέ; pl.; attached to a noun with art., ὁ ἄ., the other,; οἱ ἄ., the others, the rest; ἄ. *πρὸς ἄλλον *= *πρὸς ἀλλήλους *(BL, §48, 10); *ἄλλ᾽ *(i.e. ἄλλο) ἤ; εἰ μή; *παρά *with accusative.
Synonyms
ἕτερος, which see ἄ. denotes numerical, ἕ. qualitative difference . ἄ. generally "denotes simply distinction of individuals, ἕ. involves the secondary idea of difference in kind" (see Lft., Meyer, Ramsay, on ; Tr., Syn., §xcv; BL, §51, 6; M, Pr., 79f., 246; MM, VGT, s.vv.). As to whether the distinction can be maintained in see ICC, in l., and on f., see Westc, in l.
LXX: for אַחֵר,אֶחָד, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ἄλλος appears 143 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
31
Matthew
29
Mark
22
Revelation
19
1 Corinthians
15
Luke
11
Acts
5
2 Corinthians
4

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:16BSB

Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.

Hebrews 4:8BSB

For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.

John 6:23BSB

However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Matthew 21:8BSB

A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

Mark 15:41BSB

These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.