Mark 15:40:2Mark.15.40.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. phraseyour reading level

    Ê-san de KAI gy-NAI-kes a-PO ma-KRO-then the-ô-ROU-sai

  3. sentence

    Ê-san de KAI gy-NAI-kes a-PO ma-KRO-then the-ô-ROU-sai en hais KAI ma-RI-a hê mag-da-lê-NÊ kai ma-RI-a hê i-a-KÔ-bou tou mi-KROU kai i-ô-SÊ-tos MÊ-têr kai sa-LÔ-mê

Exegesis

The subject gynaikes {γυναῖκες | gy-naî-kes} ‘women’ follows, and the connective sequence de kai {δὲ καὶ | de kai} ‘but also’ functions as a typical Markan narrative transition, adding information while loosely contrasting these onlookers with others mentioned previously.

Root and etymology

desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma

bond, chain, fetter

In contextMark 15:40

But there were also women watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome.

About this coordinate

Mark 15:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 15:40, 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.15.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.40.W2.S1) and character.