John 3:18:8John.3.18.W8TAB
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
ho pi-STEU-ôn eis au-TON ou KRI-ne-tai ho de MÊ pi-STEU-ôn Ê-dê KE-kri-tai HO-ti MÊ pe-PI-STEU-ken eis to O-no-ma TOU mo-no-ge-NOOS hy-OU TOU the-OU
Exegesis
A second substantival participle, ho de me pisteuon {ὁ δὲ μὴ πιστεύων | ho dè mē pisteúōn} ‘but the one who does not believe,’ creates the stark contrast introduced by de {δὲ | de}.
Root and etymology
duodelta upsilon omicron
“two, second”
In context — John 3:18
The person who believes in Him does not face judgment , but the person who does not believe has already been judged, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God .
About this coordinate
John 3:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 3:18, 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.3.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.18.W8.S1) and character.