John 18:10:22John.18.10.W22TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DEH
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
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DE
- sentence
ÊN DE O-no-ma TŌI DOU-lōi MAL-khos
Exegesis
The closing naming formula en de onoma toi douloi Malchos {ἦν δὲ ὄνομα τῷ δούλῳ Μάλχος | ên dè ónoma tōi doúlōi Málchos} delays identification until the end, a discourse move that first spotlights the act and then personalizes the victim.
Root and etymology
didōmidi delta omega mu iota
“to give”
In context — John 18:10
So Simon Peter , having a sword, drew it and struck the slave of the high priest, and cut off his right ear; and the slave’s name was Malchus .
About this coordinate
John 18:10:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of John 18:10, 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.18.10.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.10.W22.S1) and character.