Luke 15:29:2Luke.15.29.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
- word
de
- sentence
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen tôi pa-TRI au-TOU i-do-OU to-SA-U-ta E-tê dou-LEU-ô soi kai ou-DE-po-te en-to-LÊN sou pa-RÊL-thon kai e-MOI ou-DE-po-te E-dô-kas E-ri-phon HI-na me-TA tôn PHI-lôn mou eu-phran-THÔ
Exegesis
The verse begins with the article and contrastive conjunction ho de {ὁ δὲ | ho dè}, introducing the elder son’s reply in contrast to the father in the preceding narrative.
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, welcome”
In context — Luke 15:29
But he answered and said to his father , “Behold, for so many years I have served you, and I never transgressed your command ; yet you never gave me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 15:29, 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.15.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.29.W2.S1) and character.