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ale G4133 G4133 = G4133 πλήν plēn G:CONJ but/however 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: Mt 11:22, 24 18:7 26:39, 64 (M, Pr., 86), Łk 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.) Łk 23:28, 1Kor 11:11, Ef 5:33, Flp 3:16 4:14, Obj 2:25; π. ὅτι (Hdt., Plat., itd.), except that, save that, Dz 20:23, Flp 1:18.
2. As prep., with genitive, except, save (cl.) : Mk 12:32, Jn 8:10, Dz 8:1 15:28 27:22.† (AS)