Mark 15:44:2Mark.15.44.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
- and
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
de
- phraseyour reading level
ho de pi-LA-tos e-THAU-ma-sen ei Ê-dê TE-thnê-ken
- sentence
ho de pi-LA-tos e-THAU-ma-sen ei Ê-dê TE-thnê-ken kai pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos ton ken-ty-RI-o-na e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen au-TON ei PA-lai a-PE-tha-nen
Exegesis
The sentence opens with ho de Pilatos {ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος | ho de Pilâ-tos}, where the article plus proper name functions as the subject, and the postpositive particle de signals a mild narrative shift from the previous action.
Root and etymology
desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma
“bond, chain, fetter”
In context — Mark 15:44
But Pilate marveled whether He was already dead, and summoning the centurion he asked him whether He had died long ago.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:44:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 15:44, 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.15.44.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.44.W2.S1) and character.