2001 Translation

ARA, ara

Sounds Like: AH-rah

Translations: then, therefore, so, consequently, perhaps, indeed, is it that?, curse, an imprecation

From the root: ἈΡΑ

Part of Speech: Particle, Noun

Explanation: The word 'ἈΡΑ' can function as a particle or a noun. As a particle, it is used to introduce a question, often expecting a negative answer, or to draw an inference, meaning 'then' or 'therefore'. It can also express a degree of uncertainty or possibility, translating to 'perhaps' or 'indeed'. As a noun, 'ἈΡΑ' refers to a curse or an imprecation, a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.

Inflection: As a particle, it does not inflect. As a noun, it is Feminine, Singular, Nominative.

Strong’s numbers: G0686 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0685 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Barnabus

• Letter of Barnabas — 6:19, 9:6, 10:2, 15:7

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:2, 1:4, 1:32, 2:14, 2:45, 2:94, 2:99, 2:106, 3:13, 4:68, 4:89, 6:17, 9:17, 10:4, 10:25, 10:51, 10:62, 11:8, 11:24

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 35:3

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 8:1
• Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 10:1

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 22:161, 22:171, 35:313, 10:115, 12:128, 15:150, 22:184
• Book Two — 10:115, 12:128, 15:150, 22:184

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 2 — 2:8, 2:10, 4:57
• Book 5 — 2:123
• Book 6 — 3:43, 11:205, 11:224, 13:298
• Book 7 — 3:62
• Book 8 — 6:171
• Book 9 — 8:168
• Book 12 — 2:24
• Book 14 — 11:280
• Book 17 — 5:116, 5:119, 6:177, 9:227, 13:352
• Book 18 — 1:9, 8:271, 8:278, 9:323
• Book 19 — 1:4, 1:87, 1:155, 2:210, 8:338, 8:341
• Book 20 — 2:48, 5:106

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 4:15, 12:16, 12:18, 15:2, 21:5, 27:14, 34:3
• Book Two — 10:13, 16:30, 21:10
• Book Three — 7:162, 8:19
• Book Four — 2:21, 3:55, 4:66
• Book Five — 2:28, 9:33, 9:40, 12:35
• Book Six — 1:84, 2:18, 4:31, 5:43, 6:13, 6:15, 7:14
• Book Seven — 8:5, 8:78, 8:107, 10:13

Justin Martyr

• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 4:3, 4:4, 4:7, 5:4, 6:2, 56:17, 67:4, 85:3, 112:2, 123:8, 126:4

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 31:154

Mathetes

• Letter to Diognetus — 7:3

Pseudo Clement of Rome

• Clement’s Second Letter — 8:6, 14:3, 14:4

Pseudo-Baruch

• The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 4:12, 4:13

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Genesis — 18:3, 18:13, 20:11, 26:9, 26:28, 37:10
• Numbers — 5:21, 22:11
• Joshua — 15:21
• 1 Chronicles — 7:38
• Nehemiah — 10:26, 10:29
• 1 Maccabees — 9:8
• 4 Maccabees — 1:3
• Psalms — 7:5, 7:6, 30:23, 57:2, 57:12, 72:13, 123:3, 123:4, 123:5, 138:11
• Psalms of Solomon — 4:16, 8:3
• Odes — 5:5
• Proverbs — 26:2
• Job — 23:3, 27:8, 31:8, 31:10, 31:22, 31:28, 31:30, 31:40, 38:21
• Wisdom — 5:6, 6:20
• Isaiah — 24:6, 28:8, 56:3
• Jeremiah — 4:10
• Baruch — 1:20
• Ezekiel — 2:5, 2:7, 3:11, 17:13
• Daniel (Old Greek) — 6:20
• Hosea — 4:2, 12:11
• Jonah — 2:5
• Zechariah — 5:3

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 4 — 1:4
• Mandate 11 — 1:2

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 6 — 4:1
• Parable 8 — 3:3
• Parable 9 — 5:7

The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions

• Vision 3 — 4:3, 7:5

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 12:28, 18:1, 19:25, 19:27, 24:45
• Mark — 4:41, 11:13
• Luke — 1:66, 8:25, 11:20, 11:48, 12:42, 18:8, 22:23
• Acts — 8:22, 11:18, 12:18, 21:38
• Romans — 5:18, 7:3, 7:21, 7:25, 8:1, 8:12, 9:16, 9:18, 10:17, 14:12, 14:19
• 1 Corinthians — 5:10, 7:14, 15:14, 15:15, 15:18
• 2 Corinthians — 1:17, 5:15, 7:12
• Galatians — 2:17, 2:21, 3:7, 3:29, 5:11, 6:10
• Ephesians — 2:19
• 1 Thessalonians — 5:6
• 2 Thessalonians — 2:15
• Hebrews — 4:9, 12:8

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΡΑ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ἈΡ' — then, therefore, consequently, so, perhaps, surely, indeed

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