1 Corinthians 14:6:21 Cor.14.6.W2TAB
δέ
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
- sentence
NYN DE a-del-PHOI e-AN EL-thô pros hy-MAS GLO-sais la-LÔN TI hy-MAS ō-phe-LÊ-sō e-AN MÊ hy-MIN la-LÊ-sō Ê en a-po-ka-LY-psi Ê en GNŌ-sei Ê en pro-phê-TEI-a Ê en di-da-KHÊ
Exegesis
The discourse marker nyn {Νῦν | nyn} “now” combined with de {δέ | de} “but/and” signals a transition to a new step in Paul’s argument while maintaining continuity with what precedes.
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“sibling from the same womb”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:6
Now, brothers , if I come to you speaking in tongues , what will I profit you, unless I speak to you either by revelation or by knowledge or by prophecy or by teaching?
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 14:6, so the Greek word δέ (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.14.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.6.W2.S1) and character.