1 Corinthians 15:20:21 Cor.15.20.W2TAB
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
- word
de
- sentence
ny-NI de khri-STOS e-GHEE-gher-tai ek ne-KRON a-par-KHÊ tôn ke-koi-mê-ME-nôn
Exegesis
The verse opens with the contrastive temporal marker nyni de {Νυνὶ δὲ | Nynì dè} ‘but now’, signaling a decisive shift from Paul’s prior hypothetical argument against resurrection.
Root and etymology
duody-o
“two”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:20
But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 15:20, 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.15.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.20.W2.S1) and character.