Luke 17:7:2Luke.17.7.W2TAB

δὲ

de

then

Transliteration
de
Extended
deh
IPA
/de/

Meaning by language

English
then

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    de

  2. sentence

    TIS de eks hy-MON DOU-lon E-khōn a-ro-tri-ŌN-ta Ê poi-ma-EE-non-ta hos ei-sel-THON-ti ek tou a-GROU e-REI au-TÔ eu-THE-ōs pa-rel-THŌN a-NA-pe-se

Exegesis

followed by the postpositive de {δὲ | dè} ‘but, and’, forming a rhetorical question that appeals directly to the hearers.

Root and etymology

Rootdelta–epsilon–iota–pi–nu–epsilon–omega

to dine, take the main meal

In contextLuke 17:7

But which of you, having a servant who is plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, “Come immediately and recline ”?

About this coordinate

Luke 17:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 17:7, 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.17.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.7.W2.S1) and character.