Luke 15:28:8Luke.15.28.W8TAB
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
- word
de
- sentence
ôr-GI-sthê de KAI ouk Ê-the-len ei-sel-THEIN ho de pa-TÊR au-TOU ek-sel-THÔN pa-re-KA-lei au-TON
Exegesis
The conjunction de {δὲ | dè} marks contrast with the preceding celebration, and kai ouk ethelen eiselthein {καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν εἰσελθεῖν | kaí ouk ē-the-len ei-sel-theîn} conveys continued unwillingness via the imperfect with infinitive.
The next de {δὲ | dè} shifts focus to pater autou {πατὴρ αὐτοῦ | pa-tḗr au-toû}, highlighting the father’s response.
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, welcome”
In context — Luke 15:28
But he became angry and was unwilling to enter; yet his father went out and was pleading with him.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 15:28, 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.15.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.28.W8.S1) and character.