Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
otherwise
Usage: ἄλλως adv. (ἄλλος), otherwise: 1Ti.5:25.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G247
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
10
Books
6
Strong's G247 Quick Answer
Strong's G247 ἄλλως (allos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. allos (al'-loce) adv. 1. differently [adverb from G243] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include otherwise. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- allos (al'-loce) adv. 1. differently [adverb from G243]
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- otherwise
Meaning and Definition
allos (al'-loce) adv. 1. differently [adverb from G243] KJV: otherwise Root(s): G243
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G247. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G247 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render allos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
otherwise
1 Timothy 5:25
How Strong's G247 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 5 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G247 (ἄλλως) appears 10 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 3 Maccabees 1:20 — ἄλλως
- 3 Maccabees 1:20 — ἄλλως
- 4 Maccabees 1:2 — ἄλλως
- 4 Maccabees 4:13 — ἄλλως
- 4 Maccabees 5:18 — ἄλλως
Strong's G247 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G247 in the New Testament
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.
Strong's G247 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
it: and let not the queen come in to him anymore; and let the king give her royalty to a woman better than she.
And Mordecai established it, and the Jews took upon themselves, and upon their seed, and upon those that were joined to them to observe it, neither would they on any account behave differently: but these days were to be a memorial kept in every generation, and city, and family, and province.
But man vainly buoys himself up with words; And a mortal born of woman is like an ass of the desert.
Strong's G247 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Newborn babes were deserted by the mothers or nurses who waited upon them; some here, some there, in houses, or in fields; these now, with an ardor which could not be checked, swarmed into the Most High temple.
For reason is necessary to everyone as a step to science: and more especially does it embrace the praise of prudence, the highest virtue.
Onias the high priest, induced by these words, although for other reasons anxious that King Seleucus should not suppose that Apollonius was slain by human device and not by Divine punishment, prayed for him;
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G247.
it: and let not the queen come in to him anymore; and let the king give her royalty to a woman better than she.
And Mordecai established it, and the Jews took upon themselves, and upon their seed, and upon those that were joined to them to observe it, neither would they on any account behave differently: but these days were to be a memorial kept in every generation, and city, and family, and province.
But man vainly buoys himself up with words; And a mortal born of woman is like an ass of the desert.
Do not set aside my judgment: And dost thou think that I have dealt with thee in any other way, than that thou mightest appear to be righteous?
Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.
Newborn babes were deserted by the mothers or nurses who waited upon them; some here, some there, in houses, or in fields; these now, with an ardor which could not be checked, swarmed into the Most High temple.
For reason is necessary to everyone as a step to science: and more especially does it embrace the praise of prudence, the highest virtue.
Onias the high priest, induced by these words, although for other reasons anxious that King Seleucus should not suppose that Apollonius was slain by human device and not by Divine punishment, prayed for him;
And indeed, were our law (as you suppose) not truly divine, and if we wrongly think it divine, we should have no right even in that case to destroy our sense of religion.
Nevertheless, when I perceived that I could not otherwise obtain her, except God gave her me; And that was a point of wisdom also to know whose gift she was; I prayed unto the Lord, and besought him, And with my whole heart I said,
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G247, grouped by book.
Esther 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G247 FAQ
What does allos (ἄλλως) mean?
Allos (Strong's G247) is a Greek word most simply glossed "otherwise". allos (al'-loce) adv. 1. differently [adverb from G243]
How many times is allos (ἄλλως) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's G247 across 6 books.
Where can I study allos (ἄλλως) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G247 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate allos (ἄλλως)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as otherwise. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G247 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 4 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G247, with linked reader references where each row is available.