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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 685. ἀρά (ara) -- then, therefore, so, consequently</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/685.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/26-51.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/685.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 685</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/684.htm" title="684">◄</a> 685. ara <a href="../greek/686.htm" title="686">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ara: then, therefore, so, consequently</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἄρα</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ara<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>AH-rah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ar-ah')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>then, therefore, so, consequently<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a prayer; more commonly: a prayer for evil, a curse, imprecation.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primary particle denoting an inference or conclusion.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for the Greek particle "ἄρα," similar inferential particles in Hebrew include "לָכֵן" (lakhen) meaning "therefore" or "thus."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek particle "ἄρα" is used to draw a conclusion or inference from a preceding statement or context. It often serves to connect thoughts logically, indicating a result or consequence. In the New Testament, it is used to emphasize the logical outcome of a discussion or argument.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek literature, particles like "ἄρα" were essential for constructing logical arguments and narratives. They helped speakers and writers to guide their audience through complex reasoning. In the context of the New Testament, "ἄρα" is used by authors to clarify theological points and to lead readers to a deeper understanding of spiritual truths.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a prayer, curse<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cursing (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 685: ἄρα (3)</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄρα (3)</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἄρας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a prayer; a supplication</span>; much more often <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">an imprecation, curse, malediction</span> (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">κατάρα</span></span>); so in <a href="/interlinear/romans/3-14.htm">Romans 3:14</a> (cf. <a href="/interlinear/psalms/9-28.htm">Psalm 9:28</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 10:7>)), and often in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> (In both senses in native Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>curse. <p>Probably from <a href="/greek/142.htm">airo</a>; properly, prayer (as lifted to Heaven), i.e. (by implication) imprecation -- curse. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/142.htm">airo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αρά άρα αραί αραίς αράν αρας αράς ἀρᾶς aras arâs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 3:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὸ στόμα <b>ἀρᾶς</b> καὶ πικρίας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> IS FULL <span class="itali">OF CURSING</span> AND BITTERNESS;<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [is] full <span class="itali">of cursing</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the mouth <span class="itali">of cursing</span> and of bitterness<p><b><a href="/greek/685.htm">Strong's Greek 685</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_685.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/aras_685.htm">ἀρᾶς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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