John 6:10:9John.6.10.W9TAB

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

    EI-pen ho ee-ay-SOOS poi-Ê-sa-te tous an-THRÔ-pous a-na-pe-SEIN ÊN de KHOR-tos po-LYS en tôi TO-poi a-NE-pe-san oun hoi AN-dres ton a-rith-MON hôs pen-ta-kis-KHÊ-li-oi

Exegesis

The next sentence, Ēn de chortos polys en tō topō {Ἦν δὲ χόρτος πολὺς ἐν τῷ τόπῳ | Ēn de khór-tos po-lýs en tôi tó-pō}, uses the imperfect of existence to provide background description, highlighting the suitability of the location for a large seated group.

Root and etymology

delphysdelta–epsilon–lambda–phi–upsilon–sigma

womb

In contextJohn 6:10

Jesus said, “Have the people recline.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.

About this coordinate

John 6:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 6:10, 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.6.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.10.W9.S1) and character.