Luke 20:10:17Luke.20.10.W17TAB
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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Word in context
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de
- sentence
KAI kai-RO a-PE-stei-len pros tous ge-ôr-GOUS DOU-lon HI-na a-PO tou kar-POU tou am-pe-LÔ-nos DO-sou-sin au-TÔ hoi de ge-ôr-GOI ek-sa-PE-stei-lan au-TON DEI-ran-tes ke-NON
Exegesis
The clause pivots with the adversative sequence hoi de geōrgoi {οἱ δὲ γεωργοί | hoí dè ge-ōr-goí}, contrasting the owner’s expectation with the farmers’ response.
Root and etymology
derōdelta–epsilon–rho–omega
“to flay, beat, strike”
In context — Luke 20:10
At the appointed time he sent a servant to the farmers to receive some of the vineyard’s fruit . But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:10:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 20:10, 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.20.10.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.10.W17.S1) and character.