Mark 15:6:2Mark.15.6.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
ka-TA de he-or-TÊN a-PE-ly-en au-TOIS HE-na DES-mi-on HON pa-rê-TOUN-to
Exegesis
The clause begins with the prepositional phrase kata de heorten {Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν | katà dè heortḗn}, where the preposition kata with the accusative is used idiomatically to mark a recurring time, “at the feast,” and the postpositive de functions as a mild discourse connector, often rendered “now.” This fronted temporal phrase sets the scene before the main finite verb.
Root and etymology
desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma
“bond, chain, fetter”
In context — Mark 15:6
Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner whom they were requesting .
About this coordinate
Mark 15:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 15:6, 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.15.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.6.W2.S1) and character.