What does ἄρα · οὖν mean in the Bible?
ἄρα · οὖν is a Greek phrase meaning "a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive (as follows)".
Greek · G686, G3767
ἄρα οὖν
A particle denoting an inference more or less decisive (as follows) · (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
ἄραG686a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive (as follows)
Pronunciationára
Open lexicon entry →οὖνG3767(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
Pronunciationoûn
Open lexicon entry →What does ἄρα οὖν (ara oun) mean in the Bible?
ἄρα · οὖν is a Greek phrase meaning "a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive (as follows)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G686, G3767?
G686, G3767 is connected to 49 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive (as follows)
Source Gloss
a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive (as follows)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms49
Matt 7:20 · Matt 12:28 · Matt 17:26 · Matt 18:1 · Matt 19:25 · Matt 19:27 · Matt 24:45 · Mark 4:41 · Luke 1:66 · Luke 8:25 · Luke 11:20 · Luke 11:48 · Luke 12:42 · Luke 22:23 · Acts 11:18 · Acts 12:1846×
Mark 11:13 · Acts 8:22 · Acts 17:273×
Word Origins
ἄρα οὖν is built from this root: