The Greek word allos

Found numerous times throughout the New Testament, the Greek adjective “allos” is often translated “other” or “another.” Sometimes this adjective has the same meaning as another adjective (“heteros”). In other instances, as explained in the following paragraph, there is a noticeable difference between “allos” and “heteros.”

In some verses allos means “of the same kind” and “heteros” means “of a different kind.” In Mt. 13:24 we are told of how Jesus gave “another” (allos) parable. Here allos means this was the “same kind” of teaching.

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