Matthew 16:23:2Matt.16.23.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“but”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DEH
- IPA
- /ˈde/
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
- word
DE
- clause
HO DE stra-PHEIS EI-pen TOI PE-troi
- sentence
HO DE stra-PHEIS EI-pen TOI PE-troi HY-pa-ye o-PI-sô MOO sa-ta-NA SKAN-da-lon EI e-MOO HO-ti OO phro-NEIS TA TOO the-OO al-LA TA TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
Exegesis
The opening ho de {ὁ δὲ | ho dè} links this corrective address to prior dialogue, with the article ho functioning as a nominal pronoun for Jesus and the postpositive de introducing contrast.
Root and etymology
de-delta–epsilon
“to bind, tie, fasten”
In context — Matthew 16:23
But He turned and said to Peter, “Go behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me, because you are not mindful of the things of God , but of the things of people.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 16:23, 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.16.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.23.W2.S1) and character.