Matthew 13:28:2Matt.13.28.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
ho de E-phê au-TOIS ekh-THROS AN-thrô-pos TOU-to e-POI-ê-sen hoi de DOU-loi au-TÔ LE-gou-sin THE-leis oun a-pel-THON-tes syl-LEK-sô-men au-TA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative particle and verb ὁ δὲ ἔφη {ὁ δὲ ἔφη | ho dè é-phē}, where the subject is the understood master from the broader context, and ephē functions as a speech-introducing verb followed by the indirect object αὐτοῖς {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} “to them.”
A new clause begins with the subject phrase οἱ δὲ δοῦλοι {οἱ δὲ δοῦλοι | hoi dè doû-loi}, shifting focus to “the servants,” with δὲ marking contrastive progression.
Root and etymology
oikosomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma
“master of a household”
In context — Matthew 13:28
But he said to them, “An enemy —a man—did this.” Then the servants said to him, “Do you want us, therefore, to go and gather them?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 13:28, 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.13.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.28.W2.S1) and character.