Luke 15:22:2Luke.15.22.W2TAB

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 de ho pa-TEER pros tous DOU-lous au-TOU ta-KHY ek-se-NEG-ka-te sto-LAYN tên PROO-tên kai en-DY-sa-te au-TON kai DO-te dak-TY-li-on eis tên KHEI-ra au-TOU kai hy-po-DÊ-ma-ta eis tous PO-das

Exegesis

The verse opens with the aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘said’, where the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} links this speech to the preceding parable.

Root and etymology

dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota

to receive, welcome

In contextLuke 15:22

But the father said to his servants, “Quickly bring out the best robe and clothe him with it, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.”

About this coordinate

Luke 15:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 15:22, 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.15.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.22.W2.S1) and character.