John 5:36:2John.5.36.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
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e-GO de E-kho TÊN mar-ty-RI-an MEI-dzō TOU i-o-AN-nou
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e-GO de E-kho TÊN mar-ty-RI-an MEI-dzō TOU i-o-AN-nou TA GAR ER-ga HA de-dō-KEN moi ho PA-TÊR HI-na te-lei-Ō-sō au-TA au-TA TA ER-ga HA poi-Ō mar-ty-REI pe-RI e-MOU HO-ti ho PA-TÊR me a-PES-tal-KEN
Exegesis
The verse opens with egō {ἐγὼ | egṓ} in the emphatic initial position, highlighting the speaker’s self-reference in contrast to John, with de {δὲ | dè} marking a nuanced contrast with the preceding discussion of John’s role.
Root and etymology
deiknumidelta epsilon iota kappa nu upsilon mu iota
“to show, make known”
In context — John 5:36
But I have testimony greater than John’s, for the works that the Father has given Me to complete—these very works that I do—testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me.
About this coordinate
John 5:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 5:36, 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.5.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.36.W2.S1) and character.