1 Corinthians 14:20:121 Cor.14.20.W12TAB
δὲ
de
“but”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
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de
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a-del-PHOI MÊ pai-di-A GI-nes-the tais phre-SIN al-LA têi ka-KI-a nê-pi-A-dze-te tais de phre-SIN TE-lei-oi GI-nes-the
Exegesis
The final segment, tais de phresin {ταῖς δὲ φρεσὶν | taîs dè phresìn} reintroduces the sphere of the mind with a contrastive de {δὲ | dè}, setting mental life over against moral evil, and culminates in the parallel imperative phrase teleioi ginesthe {τέλειοι γίνεσθε | téleioi gínesthe}. Here teleioi functions as a predicate adjective meaning “mature” or “fully developed,” paired again with ginesthe to express an ongoing pursuit of growth. The Greek parallelism—negative command about the mind, positive command about evil, and then a renewed positive command about the mind—creates a chiastic tension between mental maturity and moral naivety, which the translation mirrors by repeating “in your understanding / in your thinking” and “be infants / be mature.”
Root and etymology
adelph-alpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi
“brother, sibling”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, do not become children in your understanding, but in evil be infants; yet in your understanding, become mature .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Corinthians 14:20, so the Greek word δὲ (de) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.14.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.20.W12.S1) and character.