Luke 16:27:2Luke.16.27.W2TAB

δέ

de

but

Transliteration
DE
Extended
deh
IPA
/de/

Meaning by language

English
but

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 e-rō-TO se OUN PA-ter HI-na PEMP-sēs au-TON eis ton OI-kon tou pa-TROS mou

Exegesis

The verse opens with εἶπεν δέ {εἶπεν δέ | ei-pen dé} ‘but he said’, linking this request to the preceding dialogue.

Root and etymology

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

to receive, welcome

In contextLuke 16:27

And he said, “I beg you, therefore, Father , that you would send him to my father’s house.”

About this coordinate

Luke 16:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 16:27, so the Greek word δέ (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.16.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.27.W2.S1) and character.