Matthew 13:21:3Matt.13.21.W3TAB
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
ouk E-khei de RHI-zan en he-au-TO al-LA PROS-kai-ROS E-stin ge-no-ME-nês de THLI-psē-ōs Ê di-ōg-MOU di-A ton LO-gon eu-THYS skan-da-LI-dze-tai
Exegesis
The genitive absolute construction genomenēs de thlipseōs ē diōgmou {γενομένης δὲ θλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ | ge-no-MÉ-nēs de thlíp-se-Ōs ē di-ōg-MŪ} “when tribulation or persecution has arisen” sets up circumstances that trigger the main event, functioning temporally and causally.
Root and etymology
oikosomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma
“master of a household”
In context — Matthew 13:21
Yet he has no root in himself, but is only temporary; when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away .
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 13:21, 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.13.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.21.W3.S1) and character.