ΣΦΕΤΕΡΩΝἈΛΛΑ, σφετερωνἀλλα
SPHETERŌNALLA, spheterōnalla
Sounds Like: sfeh-TEH-rohn AL-lah
Translations: their own, but, rather, on the contrary
From the root: ΣΦΕΤΕΡΟΣ, ἈΛΛΑ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Conjunction
Explanation: This appears to be a compound word or two words concatenated without a space: 'σφετέρων' (spheteron) and 'ἀλλά' (alla). 'Σφετέρων' is the genitive plural form of the possessive adjective 'σφέτερος', meaning 'their own' or 'their', referring to the subject of the sentence. 'Ἀλλά' is a conjunction meaning 'but', 'rather', or 'on the contrary'. When combined, it would mean 'but their own' or 'their own, but'. This form is likely a scribal error or an unusual concatenation in the text.
Inflection: ΣΦΕΤΕΡΩΝ: Genitive, Plural, Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter. ἈΛΛΑ: Does not inflect.
Strong’s numbers: G4970 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0235 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 18:11
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΣΦΕΤΕΡΟΣ, ἈΛΛΑ, appear in our texts.
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