1 Corinthians 16:11:71 Cor.16.11.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
- sentence
MÊ tis OUN au-TON ek-sou-the-NÊ-sêi pro-PEMP-sa-te de au-TON en ei-RÊ-nêi HI-na EL-thêi PROS me ek-DE-kho-mai gar au-TON me-TA tÔN a-del-PHÔN
Exegesis
The imperative propempsate {προπέμψατε | propémpsate} then directs the community to actively send him on, with the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} carrying a mild contrastive force rendered as “instead.”
Root and etymology
delphusdelta–epsilon–lambda–phi–upsilon–sigma
“womb”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:11
Therefore, let no one despise him; instead, send him on his way in peace so that he may come to me, for I am awaiting him with the brothers .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Corinthians 16:11, 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.16.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.11.W7.S1) and character.