1 Corinthians 16:12:21 Cor.16.12.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
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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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pe-RI de a-pol-LO tou a-del-PHOU pol-LA pa-re-KA-le-sa au-TON HI-na EL-thê pros hy-MAS me-TA tôn a-del-PHÔN kai PAN-tôs ouk ÊN THE-le-ma HI-na NÜN EL-thê e-LEU-se-tai de HO-tan eu-kai-RÊ-sê
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prepositional phrase peri de Apollō tou adelphou {Περὶ δὲ Ἀπολλῶ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ | Perì dè Apollô tou adelphoû}, where peri introduces the topic “concerning our brother Apollos” and de functions as a mild connective.
Finally, the temporal clause eleusetai de hotan eukairēsē {ἐλεύσεται δὲ ὅταν εὐκαιρήσῃ | eleúsetai dè hótan eukairḗsē} with the future middle eleusetai and subjunctive eukairēsē indicates Apollos’s eventual coming when circumstances allow. The English splits the complex Greek sentence to preserve contrast and conditional nuance.
Root and etymology
delphusdelta–epsilon–lambda–phi–upsilon–sigma
“womb”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:12
Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but it was by no means his will that he should come now; he will, however, come when he has the opportunity .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 16:12, 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.16.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.12.W2.S1) and character.