Matthew 16:14:2Matt.16.14.W2TAB

δὲ

de

And

Transliteration
DE
Extended
DEH
IPA
/ˈde/

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. clause

    HOI DE EI-pan

  3. sentence

    HOI DE EI-pan HOI MEN i-ô-AN-nên TON bap-ti-STÊN AL-loi DE ê-LI-an HE-te-roi DE i-e-re-MI-an Ê HE-na TÔN pro-phê-TÔN

Exegesis

The opening hoi de eipan {οἱ δὲ εἶπαν | hoí dè eîpan} frames the disciples’ response as a counterpoint to Jesus’ question.

A triadic sequence of contrasted nominative subjects, marked by men {μὲν | mén}, de {δὲ | dè}, and the substantivized adjectives alloi {ἄλλοι | álloi} and heteroi {ἕτεροι | héteroi}, structures multiple opinion groups.

Root and etymology

de-delta–epsilon

to bind, tie, fasten

In contextMatthew 16:14

But they replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and yet others say Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 16:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 16:14, 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.16.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.14.W2.S1) and character.