Luke 15:1:2Luke.15.1.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
- and
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
Ê-san de au-TOI en-GI-zon-tes PAN-tes hoi te-LO-nai kai hoi ha-mar-tô-LOI a-KOU-ein au-TOU
Exegesis
The postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’ is rendered “Now” formally to link this situation with the narrative flow.
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, welcome”
In context — Luke 15:1
Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near to Him in order to hear Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 15:1, 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 Luke.15.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.1.W2.S1) and character.