Matthew 13:25:2Matt.13.25.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
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de
- sentence
en de tôi ka-THEU-dein tous an-THRÔ-pous ÊL-then au-TOU ho ekh-THROS KAI e-PE-spei-ren dzi-DZA-ni-a a-NA ME-son tou SI-tou KAI a-PÊL-then
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prepositional phrase en de to katheudein tous anthropous {ἐν δὲ τῷ καθεύδειν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους | en dè tôi katheúdein toùs anthrṓpous} “but while the people were sleeping,” where the articular infinitive katheudein functions as the object of en to create a temporal clause. The postpositive conjunction de links this sentence to the preceding context and introduces a slight contrast between the sower’s good work and what follows.
Root and etymology
oikosomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma
“master of a household”
In context — Matthew 13:25
But while the people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went away.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 13:25, 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.13.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.25.W2.S1) and character.