Matthew 15:26:2Matt.15.26.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 a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ouk ES-tin ka-LON la-BEIN ton AR-ton tôn TEK-nōn kai ba-LEIN tois ky-na-RI-ois
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construction ho de apokritheis {ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς | ho dè apokri-theís} “but having answered,” where the article plus participle functions substantivally, referring back to Jesus as the implied subject. This participial clause serves as a discourse marker introducing direct speech, which in natural English is rendered as “But He answered and said.”
In context — Matthew 15:26
But He answered and said, “It is not right to take the bread of the children and to throw it to the little dogs .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 15:26, 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.15.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.26.W2.S1) and character.