Luke 21:16:2Luke.21.16.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
- and
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
de
- sentence
pa-ra-do-THEE-ses-the de KAI hy-PO go-NE-on KAI a-del-PHON KAI syng-ge-NON KAI PHI-lōn KAI tha-na-TO-sou-sin eks hy-MON
Exegesis
The connective de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’ marks a turn in the warning, while the repeated kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ creates a polysyndetic chain that slows the sentence and piles up the sources of hostility.
Root and etymology
dendrondelta-epsilon-nu-delta-rho-omicron-nu
“tree”
In context — Luke 21:16
But you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 21:16, 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.21.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.16.W2.S1) and character.