Matthew 13:12:9Matt.13.12.W9TAB
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
HO-stis gar E-khei do-THAY-se-tai au-TOI kai pe-ris-seu-THAY-se-tai HO-stis de ouk E-khei kai ho E-khei ar-THAY-se-tai ap au-TOU
Exegesis
The second half of the verse mirrors the first with contrast: hostis de ouk ekhei {ὅστις δὲ οὐκ ἔχει | hóstis dé ouk é-khei} sets up an opposing condition using de {δὲ | dé} and the negation ouk {οὐκ | ouk}.
Root and etymology
oikosomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma
“master of a household”
In context — Matthew 13:12
For whoever has, it will be given to him, and he will have abundance ; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 13:12, 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 Matt.13.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.12.W9.S1) and character.