John 8:9:2John.8.9.W2TAB
δέ
de
“but”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /ˈde/
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
hoi DE a-KOU-san-tes KAI hy-PO tês sy-nei-DEE-se-ôs e-len-KHO-me-noi ek-SEE-khon-to heis kath heis ar-KSA-me-noi a-PO tôn pres-by-TE-ron KAI ka-te-LEI-phthê MO-nos ho ee-ay-SOOS KAI hê gy-NEE en ME-sô OU-sa
Exegesis
The verse opens with the nominative article hoi {οἱ | hoí} and the aorist participle akousantes {ἀκούσαντες | akoúsantes}, linked by the connective de {δέ | dé}, forming a circumstantial participial clause that is temporally prior to the main action.
Root and etymology
oudeisomicron–upsilon–delta–epsilon–iota–sigma
“no one, nobody, nothing”
In context — John 8:9
But when they had heard, and being convicted by the conscience , they began to go out one by one, starting from the elders, and Jesus was left alone, and the woman was standing in the midst.
About this coordinate
John 8:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 8:9, so the Greek word δέ (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.8.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.9.W2.S1) and character.