John 13:1:2John.13.1.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

    pro de tês he-or-TÊS tou PAS-kha ei-DÔS ho ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti ÊL-then au-TOU hê HÔ-ra HI-na me-ta-BÊ ek tou KOS-mou TOU-tou pros ton pa-TE-ra a-ga-PÊ-sas tous i-DI-oos tous en tôi KOS-moi eis TE-los ê-GA-pê-sen au-TOUS

Exegesis

The verse unfolds as a single complex sentence introduced by the temporal prepositional phrase pro tēs heortēs tou pascha {Πρὸ δὲ τῆς ἑορτῆς τοῦ πάσχα | Pró dè tês heortês tou páscha}, which frames the narrative immediately prior to the Passover festival.

Root and etymology

oidaomicron–iota–delta–alpha

to know, to have perceived

In contextJohn 13:1

Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus , aware that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father , having loved His own who were in the world, continued to love them until the very end.

About this coordinate

John 13:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 13:1, 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.13.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.1.W2.S1) and character.