Matthew 13:39:2Matt.13.39.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
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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
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ho de ekh-THROS ho SPEI-ras au-TA es-TIN ho di-A-bo-los ho de the-ris-MOS syn-TE-lei-a ai-ô-NOS es-TIN hoi de the-ris-TAI AN-ge-loi EI-sin
Exegesis
In the first clause, ho de ekhthros ho speiras auta estin ho diabolos {ὁ δὲ ἐχθρὸς ὁ σπείρας αὐτά ἐστιν ὁ διάβολος | ho dè ekhthròs ho speíras autá estin ho diábolos}, the participial phrase ho speiras {ὁ σπείρας | ho speíras} functions attributively to define the enemy as “the one who has sown” the weeds, and the copula estin {ἐστιν | éstin} equates this specific enemy with ho diabolos.
The second clause, ho de therismos sunteleia aionos estin {ὁ δὲ θερισμὸς συντέλεια αἰῶνός ἐστιν | ho dè therismòs syntéleia aiōnós estin}, uses a predicate nominative, with sunteleia aionos {συντέλεια αἰῶνός | syntéleia aiōnós} presenting the harvest as the consummation of the present age.
The third clause, hoi de theristai angeloi eisin {οἱ δὲ θερισταὶ ἄγγελοί εἰσιν | hoi dè theristaì ángeloi eisin}, again employs a simple copular structure in which eisin {εἰσιν | eisin} links the reapers directly with the angeloi. The tight parallelism and repeated copulas clarify the symbolic elements of the parable by matching each image (enemy, harvest, reapers) with its eschatological referent in a succinct explanatory style.
Root and etymology
oikosomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma
“master of a household”
In context — Matthew 13:39
But the enemy who sowed them is the devil . The harvest is the completion of the age, and the reapers are angels.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:39:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 13:39, 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.13.39.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.39.W2.S1) and character.