James 1:4:2Jas.1.4.W2TAB

δὲ

de

and

Transliteration
de
Extended
deh
IPA
/de/

Meaning by language

English
and

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    de

  2. sentence

    hê de hy-po-mo-NÊ ER-gon TE-lei-on e-KHE-tō HI-na Ê-te TE-lei-oi kai ho-LO-klē-roi en mē-de-NI lei-PO-me-noi

Exegesis

The verse opens with hē de hupomone {ἡ δὲ ὑπομονή | hē dè hupomonḗ} “but the endurance,” where the article-noun unit functions as the subject and de {δὲ | dè} marks mild contrast or progression.

Root and etymology

deleardelta–epsilon–lambda–epsilon–alpha–rho

bait, lure

In contextJames 1:4

And let endurance finish its complete task, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing .

About this coordinate

James 1:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of James 1:4, 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 Jas.1.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.1.4.W2.S1) and character.