Luke 19:9:2Luke.19.9.W2TAB

δὲ

de

and

Transliteration
de
Extended
deh
IPA
/de/

Meaning by language

English
and

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 pros au-TON ho ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti SÊ-me-ron sô-tê-REE-a tôi OI-kôi TOU-tôi e-GE-ne-to ka-THO-ti kai au-TOS hy-OS a-bra-AM es-TIN

Exegesis

The verse begins with the narrative verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said,’ with the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} linking this statement to the preceding context while allowing it to carry fresh emphasis.

Root and etymology

hupodechomaiupsilon, pi, omicron, delta, epsilon, chi, omicron, mu, alpha, iota

to receive, welcome

In contextLuke 19:9

And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.”

About this coordinate

Luke 19:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 19:9, 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.19.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.9.W2.S1) and character.