John 20:17:14John.20.17.W14TAB
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
- clause
po-REU-oo de pros toos a-del-PHOOS mou kai ei-PE au-TOIS
- sentence
LE-yei au-TEI ee-ay-SOOS MÊ mou HAP-too OO-po gar a-na-BE-bê-ka pros ton pa-TÊ-ra po-REU-oo de pros toos a-del-PHOOS mou kai ei-PE au-TOIS a-na-BAI-nô pros ton pa-TÊ-ra mou kai pa-TÊ-ra hy-MÔN kai the-ON mou kai the-ON hy-MÔN
Exegesis
The transition marked by de {δὲ | de} shifts from prohibition to commission, and the paired imperatives poreuou {πορεύου | po-reú-ou} and eipe {εἰπὲ | ei-pe} form a two-step sending.
Root and etymology
delphdelta epsilon lambda phi
“womb, shared birth”
In context — John 20:17
Jesus said to her, “Do not keep grasping Me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father ; but go to My brothers and say to them, ‘I am going up to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’”
About this coordinate
John 20:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 20:17, 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.20.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.17.W14.S1) and character.