Mark 15:11:2Mark.15.11.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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The word
Word in context
- word
de
- sentence
hoi de ar-khi-e-REIS a-NE-sei-san ton O-khlon HI-na MAL-lon ton ba-ra-BBAN a-po-LY-sêi au-TOIS
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the nominative subject phrase hoi archiereis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς | hoí archiereîs}, marked by the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} to signal contrast with the preceding actions of Pilate.
Root and etymology
desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma
“bond, chain, fetter”
In context — Mark 15:11
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he might rather release Barabbas to them.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 15:11, 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.15.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.11.W2.S1) and character.