ἄραára

a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive (as follows)

Greek (New Testament) · G686

Meanings

then: properly (as in classical Greek), the second word in the sentence, Romans 7:21, Romans 8:1, Galatians 3:7; ἐπεὶ ἄρα, 1 Corinthians 7:14 (with another word between) 1 Corinthians 5:10; as the first word, Luke 11:48, Acts 11:18, Romans 10:17, 1 Corinthians 15:18, 2 Corinthians 5:15, 2 Corinthians 7:12, Hebrews 4:9; so properly in apodosis after protasis with εἰ, Matthew 12:28, Luke 11:20, Galatians 2:21, Galatians 3:29, Galatians 5:11, Hebrews 12:8 (κενὸν ἄρα), 1 Corinthians 15:14; often in interrogations, direct and indirect, τίς (τί) ἄρα, Matthew 18:1, Matthew 19:25, Matthew 19:27, Matthew 24:45, Mark 4:41, Luke 1:66, Luke 8:25, Luke 12:42, Luke 22:23, Acts 12:18; εἰ ἄρα, Mark 11:13, Acts 8:22; εἴπερ ἄρα, 1 Corinthians 15:15; οὐκ ἄρα, Acts 21:38; μήτι ἄρα, 2 Corinthians 1:17; in strengthened forms, ἄρα γε, ἄραγε, Matthew 7:20, Matthew 17:26, Acts 17:27, and more frequently ἄρα οὖν (Epp. Paul.), so then, Romans 5:18, Romans 7:3, Romans 7:25, Romans 8:12, Romans 9:16, Romans 9:18, Romans 14:12, Romans 14:19, Galatians 6:10, Ephesians 2:19, 1 Thessalonians 5:6, 2 Thessalonians 2:15.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 49 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 7:20 Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.
  • Matthew 12:28 But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.
  • Matthew 17:26 “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. “Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free!
  • Matthew 18:1 About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
  • Matthew 19:25 The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked.
  • Matthew 19:27 Then Peter said to him, “We’ve given up everything to follow you. What will we get?”
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.