Luke 21:20:2Luke.21.20.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-tan DE I-dê-te ky-klo-u-ME-nên hy-PO stra-to-PE-dōn ie-rou-sa-LÊM TO-te GNO-te HO-ti ÊN-gi-ken hê e-RÊ-mō-sis au-TÊS
Exegesis
The clause begins with hotan {Ὅταν | hótan} ‘when’ and de {δὲ | dè} ‘but/and’, which together tie the saying to the surrounding discourse while opening a future temporal condition.
Root and etymology
dendrondelta-epsilon-nu-delta-rho-omicron-nu
“tree”
In context — Luke 21:20
But when you see Jerusalem encircled by armies, then discern that her desolation has drawn near.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 21:20, 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.21.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.20.W2.S1) and character.