John 8:6:2John.8.6.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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DE
- sentence
TOU-to DE E-le-gon pei-RA-dzon-tes au-TON HI-na E-kho-sin ka-tê-go-REIN au-TOU HO DE ee-ay-SOOS KA-tô KY-psas tôi dak-TY-lôi E-gra-phen eis tên gên MÊ pros-poi-OU-me-nos
Exegesis
The verse begins with the demonstrative touto {τοῦτο | toû-to} functioning cataphorically, pointing back to the content of the accusation just spoken, linked by the postpositive de {δὲ | dè}, which here has a mildly contrastive force.
A structural shift appears in ho de Iesous {ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς | ho dè Iē-SOÛS}, where the article plus de marks a new subject and a strong narrative contrast between the hostile speakers and Jesus.
Root and etymology
oudeisomicron–upsilon–delta–epsilon–iota–sigma
“no one, nobody, nothing”
In context — John 8:6
But this they were saying, testing Him, so that they might have something with which to accuse Him. But Jesus , having stooped down, was writing with His finger on the ground, not paying attention to them.
About this coordinate
John 8:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 8:6, 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.8.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.6.W2.S1) and character.