John 12:6:2John.12.6.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
EI-pen de TOU-to oukh HO-ti pe-REE tôn ptō-KHŌN E-me-len au-TÔ al HO-ti KLEP-tês ÊN KAI to glōs-SO-ko-mon E-khōn ta bal-LO-me-na e-BA-sta-dzen
Exegesis
The adversative particle de {δὲ | de} connects this explanation to the preceding context while remaining postpositive.
Root and etymology
deipneōdelta–epsilon–iota–pi–nu–epsilon–omega
“main meal, to take supper”
In context — John 12:6
He said this, not because he was concerned about the poor , but because he was a thief and, having the money box , he used to carry off what was being put into it.
About this coordinate
John 12:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 12:6, 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.12.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.6.W2.S1) and character.