Matthew 16:17:2Matt.16.17.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

    a-po-kri-THEIS DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOI

  3. sentence

    a-po-kri-THEIS DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOI ma-KA-ri-os EI SI-môn ba-ri-ô-NA HO-ti SARKS KAI HAI-ma ouk a-pe-ka-ly-PSEN soi AL HO pa-TÊR mou HO en TOIS ou-ra-NOIS

Exegesis

The postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dé} links this statement to the preceding dialogue.

In contextMatthew 16:17

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in the heavens.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 16:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 16:17, 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.16.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.17.W2.S1) and character.