Mark 14:44:2Mark.14.44.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“now”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
- now
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
de
- sentence
de-DOO-kei de ho pa-ra-di-DOUS au-TON SYSS-see-mon au-TOIS LE-gōn HON AN phi-LEH-sō au-TOS ES-tin kra-TEH-sa-te au-TON KAI a-PA-ge-te as-pha-LOS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the pluperfect verb dedokei {δεδώκει | de-dṓ-kei} “he had given,” which marks an action completed prior to the arrival of Jesus and the arresting party, while the particle de {δὲ | dè} functions as a narrative connector, shifting focus to Judas.
Root and etymology
dyo + dekadelta–upsilon–omicron; delta–epsilon–kappa–alpha
“two and ten, twelve”
In context — Mark 14:44
Now the one betraying Him had given them a sign , saying, “Whomever I shall kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away securely.”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:44:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 14:44, 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 Mark.14.44.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.44.W2.S1) and character.