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GreekG0687PRT-N

ἆρα

ara

3Occurrences
G0687Strong's #
PRT-NPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a form of G686 (ἄρα), denoting an interrogation to which a negative answer is presumed

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
interrog. particle, implying anxiety or impatience, "quite rare and only in Luke and Paul, therefore a literary word" .
1.(num igitur) expecting a neg. reply
2.(ergone) in apodosis, expecting an affirm. reply.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

PRT-N

Morphology Code

G:PRT-N

Full Description

G:PRT-N

Occurrences

ἆρα appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
1
Galatians
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

Acts 8:30BSB

So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

Galatians 2:17BSB

But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!

Luke 18:8BSB

I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”

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