Luke 21:12:2Luke.21.12.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
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de
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pro de TOU-tōn PAN-tōn e-pi-ba-LOU-sin eph hy-MAS tas KHEI-ras au-TŌN kai di-ŌK-sou-sin pa-ra-di-DON-tes eis tas sy-na-gō-GAS kai phy-la-KAS a-pa-go-ME-nous e-PI ba-si-LEIS kai hê-ge-MO-nas HE-ne-ken tou o-NO-ma-TOS mou
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the fronted temporal frame pro de touton panton {Πρὸ δὲ τούτων πάντων | Prò dè toútōn pántōn} “before all these things,” placing the suffering ahead of the larger events in the discourse.
Root and etymology
dendrondelta-epsilon-nu-delta-rho-omicron-nu
“tree”
In context — Luke 21:12
But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and governors for the sake of My name.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 21:12, 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.21.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.12.W2.S1) and character.