[B-Greek] ALLA (conj.) = "but" / "not only that but also"?
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p1234567891 at gmail.com
Tue May 31 23:15:39 EDT 2011
Dear all,
Can I ask what "αλλα" in 2 Cor 7:11, Phlp 1:18, Phlp 3:8 mean? Does it mean
"furthermore (not only that but also)"?
[2 Cor 7:11]
"IDOU GAR AUTO TOUTO TO KATA QEON LUPHQHNAI UMAS POSHN KATEIRGASATO UMIN
SPOUDHN ALLA APOLOGIAN ALLA AGANAKTHSIN ALLA FOBON ALLA EPIPOQHSIN ALLA
ZHLON ALLA EKDIKHSIN PANTI SUNESTHSATE EAUTOUS AGNOUS EINAI EN TW PRAGMATI"
"ιδου γαρ αυτο τουτο το κατα θεον λυπηθηναι υμας ποσην κατειργασατο
υμινσπουδηναλλααπολογιαναλλααγανακτησιναλλαφοβοναλλαεπιποθησιναλλαζηλοναλλαεκδικησινπαντισυνεστησατεεαυτουςαγνουςειναιεντωπραγματι
"
[Phlp 1:18-19]
"TI GAR PLHN PANTI TROPW EITE PROFASEI EITE ALHQEIA CRISTOS KATAGGELLETAI
KAI EN TOUTW CAIRW ALLA KAI CARHSOMAI OIDA GAR OTI TOUTO MOI APOBHSETAI EIS
SWTHRIAN DIA THS UMWN DEHSEWS KAI EPICORHGIAS TOU PNEUMATOS IHSOU CRISTOU"
"τι γαρ πλην παντι τροπω ειτε προφασει ειτε αληθεια χριστος
καταγγελλεταικαιεντουτωχαιρωαλλακαιχαρησομαι
οιδα γαρ οτι τουτο μοι αποβησεται εις σωτηριαν δια της υμων δεησεως
καιεπιχορηγιαςτουπνευματοςιησουχριστου
"
[Phlp 3:7-8]
"ALL ATINA HN MOI KERDH TAUTA HGHMAI DIA TON CRISTON ZHMIAN ALLA MEN OUN KAI
HGOUMAI PANTA ZHMIAN EINAI DIA TO UPERECON THS CNWSEWS CRISTOU IHSOU TOU
KURIOU MOU DI ON TA PANTA EZHMIWQHN KAI HGOUMAI SKUBALA EINAI INA CRISTON
KERDHSW"
"αλλ ατινα ην μοι κερδη ταυτα ηγημαι δια τον χριστον ζημιαν αλλα μεν
ουν καιηγουμαιπανταζημιανειναιδιατουπερεχοντηςγνωσεωςχριστουιησουτουκυριουμουδιονταπανταεζημιωθηνκαιηγουμαισκυβαλαειναιιναχριστονκερδησω
"
I am inclined to think that "αλλα" in Phlp 1:18 and Phlp 3:8 can be read as
"but", but is there a reason to consider them as not having adversative
meaning? Are there any other examples of such usage in the new testament or
the septuagint apart from 2 Cor 7:11? Or can even 2 Cor 7:11 be understood
to use "αλλα" for emphasis, such as "but [also] A, but [also] B, ..." or "but
[what] A, but [what] B, ..." (as some translations seem to imply)?
Thanks,
David
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