Luke 18:40:2Luke.18.40.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
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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
sta-THEIS de ho ee-ay-SOOS e-KE-leu-sen au-TON akh-THEE-nai pros au-TON en-GEE-san-tos de au-TOU e-pê-RO-tê-sen au-TON
Exegesis
The postpositive de {δὲ | dè} marks a mild narrative transition.
The next segment opens with a genitive absolute construction, engisantos de autou {ἐγγίσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ | en-gí-san-tos dè au-toû} ‘when he had come near’, providing a temporal frame independent of the main clause’s grammar and marking the successful completion of the man’s approach.
Root and etymology
deidelta–epsilon–iota
“it is necessary, must”
In context — Luke 18:40
But Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. When he came near, He asked him.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 18:40, 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.18.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.40.W2.S1) and character.