Mark 6:16:2Mark.6.16.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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Word in context
- word
de
- sentence
a-KOU-sas de ho hê-ROH-dês E-le-gen HON e-GO a-pe-ke-PHA-li-sa i-ô-AN-nên HOU-tos ê-GER-thê
Exegesis
The conjunction de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’ links Herod’s reaction to the preceding reports about Jesus, adding a mild contrastive nuance.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–epsilon–omega
“to bind, fasten”
In context — Mark 6:16
But when Herod heard, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised up .”
About this coordinate
Mark 6:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 6:16, 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.6.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.16.W2.S1) and character.