Luke 16:25:2Luke.16.25.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
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de
- sentence
EI-pen de a-bra-AM TEK-non MNÊS-thê-ti HO-ti a-PE-la-bes ta a-ga-THA sou en têi dzô-ÊI sou kai LA-dza-ros ho-MOI-ōs ta ka-KA nyyn de HÔ-de pa-ra-ka-LEI-tai sy de o-dy-NA-sai
Exegesis
The verse begins with eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said’, aorist active indicative, followed by the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’, establishing a contrast with the preceding narrative.
A temporal-spatial shift marked by nŷn de hṓde {νῦν δὲ ὧδε | nŷn dè hṓde} ‘but now here’ moves the scene to the present post-mortem setting.
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, welcome”
In context — Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, “Child, remember that you received your good things during your life, and likewise Lazarus received bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are tormented.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 16:25, 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.16.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.25.W2.S1) and character.