Matthew 15:16:2Matt.15.16.W2TAB

δὲ

de

and

Transliteration
de
Extended
deh
IPA
/de/

Meaning by language

English
and

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    de

  2. sentence

    ho de EI-pen ak-MÊN KAI hy-MEIS a-SY-NE-TOI ES-te

Exegesis

The clause opens with ho de eipen {ὁ δὲ εἶπεν | ho dé eî-pen}, a common narrative formula in which the article ho functions substantivally (“the one”) and, by context, refers to Jesus.

The postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dé} marks a slight contrast or transition from the preceding exchange. The aorist verb eipen presents His speech as a complete event, introducing the following rhetorical question.

In contextMatthew 15:16

But He said, “Are you also still without understanding ?”

About this coordinate

Matthew 15:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 15:16, 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.15.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.16.W2.S1) and character.