but/however

Greek Conjunction

πλήν adv., [in LXX for רַק, בַּד, אַךְ, etc;] 1) introducing a clause (= ἀλλά, δέ; "it is obvious that πλήν was the regular word in the vulgar language": Bl, § 77, 13), yet, howbeit, only: Mat.11:22, 24 18:7 26:39, 64 (M, Pr., 86), Luk.6:24, 35 10:11, 14 10:20 11:41 12:31 13:33 17:1 18:8 19:27 22:21-22, 42 (WH, mg. om.) Luk.23:28, 1Co.11:11, Eph.5:33, Php.3:16 4:14, Rev.2:25; π. ὅτι (Hdt, Plat, al.), except that, save that, Act.20:23, Php.1:18. 2) As prep, with genitive, except, save (cl.): Mrk.12:32, Jhn.8:10, Act.8:1 15:28 27:22. (AS)

but/however

Greek Conjunction

πλήν, Doric dialectand Aeolic dialect πλάν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: preposition with genitive, except, save, πάντων Φαιήκων πλήν γ᾽ αὐτοῦ Λαοδάμαντος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑπεγγύους π. θανάτου liable to any punishment short of death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπιτρέψαι περὶ σφῶν αὐτῶν π. θανάτου save in respect of death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σκυλεύειν τοὺς τελευτήσαντας π. ὅπλων of anything save their arms, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διαρπάσαι. ἐπέτρεψε πλὴν ἀνδραπόδων to carry off all plunder save slaves, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) later, besides, in addition to, [LXX] B) conjunction: B.I) with single words and phrases, especially when a negative precedes, οὐκ ἆρ᾽ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄνδρες εἰσὶ π. ὅδ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]: after a question implying a negative, τί σοι πέπρακται π.τεύχειν κακ; [Refs 5th c.BC+] is sometimes omitted, θνῄσκουσι [πάντες] π. εἷς τις [Refs 5th c.BC+]: after a comparative, ταῦτ᾽ ἐστὶ κρείσσω π. ὑπ᾽ Ἀργείοις πεσεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: after a superlative, τὸ μέγιστον εἴργται π. αἱ τάξεις τοῦ φόρου [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II) frequently joined with other Particles: B.II.1) π. εἰ, π. ἐάν, ὅταν, B.II.1.a) followed by a Verb, π. εἴ τις κωμῳδοποιὸς τυγχάνει ὤν [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.1.b) with Verb omitted, οὐδεὶς οἶδεν, π. εἴ τις ἄρ᾽ ὄρνις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. εἰ μή, after a negative, οὐδὲν προσδεησόμεθα, π. εἰ μὴ πάρεργόν τι [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.2) πλὴν ἤ (where ἤ adds nothing to the sense; πλὴν εἰ is a common variant), οὐκ ἄλλῳ π. ἢ Προδίκῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also οὐ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ὑγιάζει π. ἀλλ᾽ ἢ. [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.II.3) π. οὐ only not, πάντες προσδέχονται, π. οὐχ οἱ τύραννοι [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.4) π. ὅτι except that, save that, καίτοι τί διαφέρουσιν ἡμῶν ἐκεῖνοι, π. ὅτι ψηφίσματ᾽ οὐ γράφουσι; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πλήν γε ὅτι, πλήν γε δὴ ὅτι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; after ὁμοίως, τὰ αὐτά, [Refs 1st c.AD+] B.II.5) π. ὅσον except or save so far as, παρήκουσι παρὰ πᾶσαν [τὴν Λιβύην], π. ὅσον Ἕλληνες. ἔχουσι [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.5.b) without a Verb, πάντων ἐρήμους, π. ὅσον τὸ σὸν μέρος save so far as thou art concerned, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὺς πολλοὺς ἀπέκτειναν π. ὅσον ἐκ τριῶν νεῶν οὓς ἐζώγρησαν except only, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.III) introducing a clause, mostly preceded by οὐδείς, πᾶς, ἄλλος, save that, νῦν δ᾽ οὐδεμία πάρεστιν, π. ἥ γ᾽ ἐμὴ κωμῆτις ἥδ᾽ ἐξέρχεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]: without any such word preceding, only, albeit, ἀπέπεμπε κήρυκας ἐς τὴν Ἑλλάδα, π. οὔτε ἐς Ἀθήνας οὔτε ἐς Λακεδαίμονα ἀπέπεμπε [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.III.2) to break off and pass to another subject, only, however, π. γνώριζε ἄτοπος ὤν [NT+3rd c.BC+]: in late Prose, π. ἀλλά [Refs 2nd c.AD+] B.III.3) simply for δέ, but, πολλὴν στρατιὰν ἀθροίσας, π. ἄπειρον μάχης [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Adverb

moreover (besides), i.e. albeit, save that, rather, yet; but (rather), except, nevertheless, notwithstanding, save, than; from g4119 (πλείων)