1 Corinthians 14:29:21 Cor.14.29.W2TAB

δὲ

de

and

Transliteration
de
Extended
deh
IPA
/de/

Meaning by language

English
and

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    de

  2. sentence

    pro-PHAY-tai de DY-o ê TREIS la-LEI-tō-san kai hoi AL-loi di-a-kri-NE-tō-san

Exegesis

The verse begins with the fronted subject prophetai {προφῆται | prophêtai} ‘prophets’, creating topical focus on the group being regulated, followed by the connective de {δὲ | dé} ‘but/now’ that signals a new, yet related, instruction within the broader discussion of orderly worship.

Root and etymology

adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma

sibling from the same womb

In context1 Corinthians 14:29

But let two or three prophets speak, and let the others discern what is said.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 14:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 14:29, 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.14.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.29.W2.S1) and character.