Matthew 16:18:2Matt.16.18.W2TAB
δέ
de
“also”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DEH
- IPA
- /ˈde/
Meaning by language
- English
- also
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
DE
- phraseyour reading level
ka-GÔ DE soi LE-gô HO-ti SY EI PE-tros
- sentence
ka-GÔ DE soi LE-gô HO-ti SY EI PE-tros KAI e-PI TAU-têi TÊI PE-tra oi-ko-do-MÊ-sô moo TÊN ek-klê-SI-an KAI PY-lai HAI-doo oo ka-tis-KHY-soo-sin au-TÊS
Exegesis
The conjunction kago {κἀγὼ | ka-gô} with de {δέ | dé} foregrounds Jesus’ emphatic first-person assertion, and the direct address soi lego {σοι λέγω | soi lé-gō} frames His authoritative declaration.
Root and etymology
de-delta–epsilon
“to bind, tie, fasten”
In context — Matthew 16:18
And I tell you that you are Peter , and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 16:18, so the Greek word δέ (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.16.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.18.W2.S1) and character.