"another, some other; ὁ ἄλλος, the other; οἱ ἄλλοι, the others, the rest"
Definition and meaning
another, some other; ὁ ἄλλος, the other; οἱ ἄλλοι, the others, the rest
In the original Greek the word is written: ἄλλος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of allos (G243) across the King James Bible.
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
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Common questions
Strong's G243 (allos) is a Greek word that means: another, some other; ὁ ἄλλος, the other; οἱ ἄλλοι, the others, the rest It appears 137 times in the King James Bible.
The word allos (G243) appears 137 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G243 is allos, a Greek word defined as: another, some other; ὁ ἄλλος, the other; οἱ ἄλλοι, the others, the rest. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
allos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.