Luke 20:17:2Luke.20.17.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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Word in context
- word
de
- sentence
ho de em-BLE-psas au-TOIS EI-pen TI oun es-TIN to ge-gram-ME-non TOU-to LI-thon hon a-pe-do-KI-ma-san hoi oi-ko-do-MOUN-tes HOU-tos e-ge-NEE-thê eis ke-pha-LÊN gô-NI-as
Exegesis
The verse opens with the participial clause ho de emblepsas autois {ὁ δὲ ἐμβλέψας αὐτοῖς | ho dè em-BLÉP-sas au-TOIS}, where the article ho functions substantivally as “he,” joined with the postpositive de to mark a contrastive progression in the narrative.
Root and etymology
oidaomicron–iota–delta–alpha
“to know, to be aware”
In context — Luke 20:17
But after looking intently at them, He said, “What then is this that is written , ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this one has become the head of the corner?’”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 20:17, 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.20.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.17.W2.S1) and character.