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Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G2228
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
KJV usage: :--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea.
Etymology: a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
can function as a conj (298x), either, or, Mt. 6:24; after comparatives, and ἄλλος, ἕτερος, expressed or implied, than, Mt. 10:15; 18:8; Acts 17:21; 24:21; intensive after ἀλλά and πρίν, Lk. 12:51; Mt. 1:18; it also serves to point an interrogation, Rom. 3:29