Mark 15:9:2Mark.15.9.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
- sentence
ho de pi-LA-tos a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOIS LE-gōn THE-le-te a-po-LY-sō hŷ-MEEN ton ba-si-LE-a tôn i-ou-da-I-ōn
Exegesis
The verse opens with the subject–particle sequence ho de Pilatos {ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος | ho dè Pi-lâ-tos} ‘but the Pilate’, where the postpositive de marks a slight narrative shift while keeping continuity with the prior scene.
Root and etymology
desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma
“bond, chain, fetter”
In context — Mark 15:9
And Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 15:9, 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.15.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.9.W2.S1) and character.