Matthew 16:26:11Matt.16.26.W11TAB
δὲ
de
“but”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DE
- 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
- sentence
TI GAR ô-phe-lê-THÊ-se-tai AN-thrô-pos e-AN TON KOS-mon HO-lon ker-DÊ-sêi TÊN DE psy-KHÊN au-TOO zê-mi-ô-THÊI
Exegesis
The adversative dè {δὲ | dè} “but” introduces the apodosis, highlighting the contrast between worldly gain and spiritual loss through the aorist passive subjunctive zēmiōthḗ {ζημιωθῇ | zē-mi-ō-thḗ} “might forfeit” with object tḗn psuchḗn autoû {τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ | tḗn psu-chḗn au-toû} “his soul.”
Root and etymology
de-delta–epsilon
“to bind, tie, fasten”
In context — Matthew 16:26
For what will a man gain if he obtains the whole world but forfeits his soul ? Or what will a man offer in exchange for his soul?
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:26:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 16:26, 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.16.26.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.26.W11.S1) and character.