ἀλλογενής
allogenēs
G0241
G:A
Greek
foreign
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Greek
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allogenes describes the man singled out as the only one who returned to give glory to God.
Its sole attested use identifies a man set apart from the others in the scene as the one who returned to give glory to God.
Senses in use
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The singled-out returning man · dominant
In Luke 17:18, the nominative singular masculine adjective identifies “this” man in the clause about returning to give glory to God; the APB renders the verse, “They were not found returning to give glory to God except this foreigner.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 17:18, the APB presents the man as “this foreigner” within the statement that he alone returned to give glory to God. The specific English correspondence is limited to the clause as a whole.