Luke 21:20:2Luke.21.20.W2TAB

δὲ

de

but

Transliteration
DE
Extended
DEH
IPA
/de/

Meaning by language

English
but

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    DE

  2. 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 contextLuke 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.