Strong G246ἀλλόφυλος
foreign
- Transliteration
- allophulos
- Pronunciation
- al-lof'-oo-los
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
ἀλλόφυλος, -ον
(ἄλλος, φῦλον, a tribe), [in LXX chiefly for פְּלֶשֶׁת;]
foreign, of another race (MM, VGT, see word); as opposite to a Jew, a Gentile: Act.10:28.†
(AS)
(ἄλλος, φῦλον, a tribe), [in LXX chiefly for פְּלֶשֶׁת;]
foreign, of another race (MM, VGT, see word); as opposite to a Jew, a Gentile: Act.10:28.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G246 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- nation1
First verses
- Acts 10:28And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
Occurrences by book
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀλλό-φῡλος, ον,
(φυλή) of another tribe, foreign, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 12; frequently in LXX of Philistines, LXX.Judg.14.1, +others)]; in Egypt, settled in another nome, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“BGU” 419.2 (3rd c.AD))]; ἐς ἀλλόφυλον.. χθόνα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 851; ἄνθρωποι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.102, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 629d; ζῷα)]alien to man, wild, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.18, 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Abstinentia - Porphyrii Opuscula” 1.10)]; πόλεμος ἀ. war with foreigners, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Camillus” 23)]; opposed to ὁμόφυλος, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Sententiae” 39; ἀ. πρός τι 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 308; μᾶζαν ἐπ᾽ ἀ.)]alien, not one's own, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 159.12.)]
(φυλή) of another tribe, foreign, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 12; frequently in LXX of Philistines, LXX.Judg.14.1, +others)]; in Egypt, settled in another nome, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“BGU” 419.2 (3rd c.AD))]; ἐς ἀλλόφυλον.. χθόνα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 851; ἄνθρωποι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.102, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 629d; ζῷα)]alien to man, wild, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.18, 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Abstinentia - Porphyrii Opuscula” 1.10)]; πόλεμος ἀ. war with foreigners, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Camillus” 23)]; opposed to ὁμόφυλος, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Sententiae” 39; ἀ. πρός τι 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 308; μᾶζαν ἐπ᾽ ἀ.)]alien, not one's own, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 159.12.)]