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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ἆρα

Strong’s: G687

Associated OET lemmas: ἄρα

Notes: In English it is difficult to provide a direct translation of ἆρα in this sense, though other languages may have a regularly corresponding particle with essentially the same significance.

Form 1

Part of speech: part.

Sense 1: indeed, then, ever

Semantic entry: 69.14

Semantic domains: Affirmation, Negation

Subdomains: Markers for a Negative Response to Questions

Definition: a marker of a negative response to questions, usually implying anxiety or impatience{N:001}

Notes: In order to attempt to do some justice to the occurrence of the particle ἆρα, one may introduce a variety of terms which make a question somewhat more emphatically negative. In the case of OET LUK 18:8 one might translate ‘will he indeed find faith?’ In the case of OET GAL 2:17 one might translate ‘how, then, could Christ ever be a servant of sin?’

Show passage in OET: LUK 18:8

OET-RV LUK 18:8

8 I’m telling you that he’ll quickly bring justice to the situation. However, when the son of humanity comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

OET-LV LUK 18:8

8 I_am_saying to_you_all that he_will_be_executing the vengeance of_them in quickness.
However the son of_ the _man having_come, consequently ˓will˒_he_be_finding the faith on the earth?
Show passage in OET: ACT 8:30

OET-RV ACT 8:30

30 So Filippos ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading from the prophet Yeshayah and asked, “Do you know what it is that you’re reading about?”

OET-LV ACT 8:30

30 And the Filippos having_run_up, heard of_him reading Aʸsaias the prophet, and said:
Then surely you_are_knowing what you_are_reading?

Jump to OET LUK 18:8 section.

Jump to OET ACT 8:30 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: OET LUK 18:8

ACT: OET ACT 8:30

GAL: OET GAL 2:17