1 Corinthians 14:4:71 Cor.14.4.W7TAB
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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ho la-LÔN GLŌS-sê he-au-TON oi-ko-do-MÊI ho de pro-phê-TEU-ōn ek-klê-SI-an oi-ko-do-MÊI
Exegesis
The sentence is composed of two parallel clauses, each built on a substantival participle with the article: ho lalon {ὁ λαλῶν | ho la-lôn} “the one speaking” and ho de propheteuon {ὁ δὲ προφητεύων | ho de pro-phē-teú-ōn} “but the one prophesying.”
The conjunction de {δὲ | de} introduces a mild adversative, highlighting contrast rather than absolute opposition. In translation, the parallelism is preserved by repeating “the one who … builds up …,” while the metaphor of “building up” is retained to reflect the imagery of edification present in both clauses.
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“sibling from the same womb”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:4
The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Corinthians 14:4, 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.14.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.4.W7.S1) and character.