Luke 18:27:2Luke.18.27.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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The word
Word in context
- word
de
- sentence
ho de EI-pen TA a-DY-na-ta pa-RA an-THRÔ-pois dy-na-TA pa-RA tôi the-Ô es-TIN
Exegesis
The clause opens with ho de eipen {ὁ δὲ εἶπεν | ho dé eî-pen}, a narrative formula in which the article ho functions as a pragmatic subject marker, effectively “but He said,” with dé linking this response to the preceding dialogue.
Root and etymology
deidelta–epsilon–iota
“it is necessary, must”
In context — Luke 18:27
But He said, “The things that are impossible with men are possible with God .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 18:27, 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.18.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.27.W2.S1) and character.