John 1:12:2John.1.12.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“but”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DE
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DE
- sentence
HO-soi DE E-la-bon au-TON E-DÔ-ken au-TOIS ek-soo-SI-an TEK-na the-OO ge-NES-thai TOIS pis-TEU-oo-sin EIS TO O-no-ma au-TOO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the correlative relative pronoun hosoi {ὅσοι | hó-soi} functioning as the nominative subject, meaning “as many as,” and contrasted with the preceding rejection through the conjunction de {δὲ | dè}.
Root and etymology
oudeomicron–upsilon–delta–epsilon
“and not, not even”
In context — John 1:12
But to as many as received Him , to them He gave authority to become children of God , to those who are believing in His name.
About this coordinate
John 1:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 1:12, 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 John.1.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.12.W2.S1) and character.