Luke 21:9:2Luke.21.9.W2TAB

δὲ

de

and

Transliteration
de
Extended
deh
IPA
/de/

Meaning by language

English
and

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 a-KOU-sê-te po-LE-mous kai a-ka-ta-sta-SI-as mê pto-ê-THÊ-te DEI gar TAU-ta ge-NES-thai PRÔ-ton al ouk eu-THE-ôs to TE-los

Exegesis

Dei {δεῖ | deî} ‘it is necessary’ introduces a causal explanation, and tauta genesthai {ταῦτα γενέσθαι | taû-ta ge-né-sthai} ‘these things to happen’ presents the upheavals as events that must occur before the climax.

Root and etymology

dendrondelta-epsilon-nu-delta-rho-omicron-nu

tree

In contextLuke 21:9

But whenever you hear of wars and unrest , do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end will not be immediate.

About this coordinate

Luke 21:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 21:9, 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.21.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.9.W2.S1) and character.