Quick Definition
other, another, different
Strong's Definition
"else," i.e. different (in many applications)
Derivation: a primary word;
KJV Usage: more, one (another), (an-, some an-)other(-s, -wise)
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἄλλος, , (cf. Latinalius, German alles, English else; from Homer down), another, other;
a. absolutely: Mat_27:42; Mat_20:3; Mar_6:15; Act_19:32; Act_21:34 (ἄλλοι μέν ἄλλο), and often,
b. as an adjective: Mat_2:12; Mat_4:21; Joh_14:16; 1Co_10:29 (ἄλλη συνείδησις, i. e. ἡ συνείδησις ἄλλου τίνος).
c. with the article: ὁ ἄλλος the other (of two), Mat_5:39; Mat_12:13, etc. (cf. Buttmann, 32 (28), 122 (107)); οἱ ἄλλοι all others, the remainder, the rest: Joh_21:8; 1Co_14:29. [SYNONYMS: ἄλλος, ἕτερος: ἄλλος as compared with ἕτερος denotes numerical in distinction from qualitative difference; ἄλλος adds ('one besides'), ἕτερος distinguishes ('one of two'); every ἕτερος is an ἄλλος, but not every ἄλλος is a ἕτερος; ἄλλος generally 'denotes simply distinction of individuals, ἕτερος involves the secondary idea of difference of kind'; e. g. 2Co_11:4; Gal_1:6-7. See Lightfoot and Meyer on the latter passage; Trench, § xcv.; Schmidt, chapter 198.]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἄλλος allos 155x
another, some other; ὁ ἄλλος , the other; οἱ ἄλλοι , the others, the rest another; other.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀλλος , -η , -ο ,
( cf. Lat. alius , Eng. else ),
[in LXX for H259 , H312, etc.;]
other, another: absol. , Mat_20:3 , al. ; ἄ . δέ , 1Co_3:10 ; 1Co_12:8 ; pl., Mar_6:15 ; attached to a noun, Mat_2:12 ; Mat_4:21 , al. ; c . art., ὁ ἄ ., the other, Mat_5:39 , Joh_19:32 (B1., § 47, 8); οἱ ἄ ., the others, the rest, Joh_20:25 , 1Co_14:29 ; ἄ . πρὸς ἄλλον = πρὸς ἀλλήλους (Bl., § 48, 10), Act_2:12 ; ἄλλ᾽ ( i.e . ἄλλο ) ἤ (Bl., § 77, 13), Luk_12:51 ; seq . πλήν , Mar_12:32 ; εἰ μή , Joh_6:22 ; παρά c . acc , 1Co_3:11 .
SYN.: ἕτερος G2087 , q.v. ἄ . denotes numerical, ἕ . qualitative difference ( Cremer , 89). ἄ . generally "denotes simply distinction of individuals, ἕ . involves the secondary idea of difference in kind" ( v. Lft ., Meyer , Ramsay, on Gal_1:6-7 ; Tr., Syn. , § xcv; El., § 51, 6; M , Pr., 79 f ., 246; MM , VGT , s.vv. ). As to whether the distinction can be maintained in 1Co_12:8 ; 1Co_12:10 v . ICC , in l , and on Heb_11:35 f , v. Westc ., in l
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἄλλος [page 23]
The differentia of ἄλλος as distinguished from ἕτερος may be left to the latter article. With ἡ ἄλλη Μαρία in Mat_27:61 cf. P Petr III. 59 ( c ) (Ptol.), where a great many names appear as Θάησις ἄλλη , Κόνρηις ἄλλος , even where no duplicate appears in the document itself its fragmentary character presumably accounts for this. (Grimm s article on Μαρία (3) suggests the remark that the repetition of the same name within a family is paralleled in papyri : thus P Petr III. 117 ( g ) ii. 17 f. [Μ ]άνρης μικρὸς Τεῶτος καὶ Μάνρης ἀδελφὸς ὡσαύτως we quote without prejudicing the discussion as to the Maries!) The form τἄλλα with crasis is frequent : see Witkowski .2 (Index) p. 162 for several instances. For ἄλλος used = alter , see Proleg. p. 80 n. .1 , where an ex. is quoted from a Doric inscr. as early as B.C. 91. An idiomatic use of ἄλλος may be quoted from P Oxy VII. 1070 .52 μὴ . . ., ὃ μὴ εἴη , ἄλ᾽ ἐξ ἄλλων̣ γένηται , lest . . ., what heaven forbid, we find ourselves at sixes and sevens (Edd.) : the note is, ἄλλ᾽ ἐξ ἄλλων , if the letters are rightly so interpreted, seems to be a phrase meaning out of harmony, one person doing one thing and another another.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
ἄλλος "alius, another, one besides", ἄλλος μέν . , ἄλλος δέ . , "one" . , "another" . , Il. ; ἄλλος τις or τὶς ἄλλος, "any other, some other"; οὐδεὶς ἄλλος no other; εἴ τις ἄλλος, Lat. si quis alius, any one else. repeated, ἄλλος ἄλλο λέγει "one man" says "one thing, one another", i. e. "different men say different things"; ἄλλος ἄλλῃ ἐτράπετο Xen. ; λείπουσι τὸν λόφον ἄλλοι ἄλλοθεν id=Xen. ;—v. ἀλλαχῆ. ἄλλος καὶ ἄλλος, "one or two"; ἄλλο καὶ ἄλλο "one thing after another", id=Xen. joined with the Art., ὁ ἄλλος, "the other"; in pl., οἱ ἄλλοι (ionic ὧλλοι), "all the others, the rest"; Lat. ceteri; τὰ ἄλλα, contr. τἆλλα or τἄλλα Lat. cetera, reliqua, not "alia";— οὕ τε ἄλλοι καὶ . . both all "the others" and . . , i. e. especially . . with Numerals, "yet, still", πέμπτος ποταμὸς ἄλλος "yet" a fifth river, Hdt. : with a Sup., ὀϊζυρώτατος ἄλλων most wretched of "all besides", Od. rarely like ἀλλοῖος, "of other sort, different", Il. : hence sometimes like a comp., c. gen., ἄλλα τῶν δικαίων "other than" just, Xen. ; followed by ἤ . . , when a negat. goes before, οὐδὲν ἄλλο, ἤ . . , nothing "else" than . . , Hdt. , etc.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
ἄλλος, -η, -ο, (cf. Lat. alius, Eng. else),
[in LXX for אַחֵר ,אֶחָד, etc. ;]
other, another: absol., Mat.20:3, al.; ἄ. δέ, 1Co.3:10 12:8; pl., Mrk.6:15; attached to a noun, Mat.2:12 4:21, al.; with art., ὁ ἄ., the other, Mat.5:39, Jhn.19:32 (Bl., §47, 8); οἱ ἄ., the others, the rest, Jhn.20:25, 1Co.14:29; ἄ. πρὸς ἄλλον = πρὸς ἀλλήλους (BL, §48, 10), Act.2:12; ἄλλ᾽ (i.e. ἄλλο) ἤ (Bl., §77, 13), Luk.12:51; before πλήν, Mrk.12:32; εἰ μή, Jhn.6:22; παρά with accusative, 1Co.3:11.
SYN.: ἕτερος, which see ἄ. denotes numerical, ἕ. qualitative difference (Cremer, 89). ἄ. generally "denotes simply distinction of individuals, ἕ. involves the secondary idea of difference in kind" (see Lft., Meyer, Ramsay, on Gal.1:6, 7; Tr., Syn., §xcv; BL, §51, 6; M, Pr., 79f., 246; MM, VGT, s.vv.). As to whether the distinction can be maintained in 1Co.12:8, 10 see ICC, in l., and on Heb.11:35f., see Westc, in l. (AS)
