Matthew 16:6:2Matt.16.6.W2TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
DE
- clause
HO DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS
- sentence
HO DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS ho-RA-te KAI pro-SE-khe-te a-PO TÊS ZY-mês TÔN pha-ri-SAI-ôn KAI sad-dou-KAI-ôn
Exegesis
The narrative transition marked by the conjunction de {δὲ | dè} and article ho {ὁ | ho} prepares for the direct speech by the subject Iesous {Ἰησοῦς | Iē-soûs} followed by the aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘said,’ signaling a shift from narrative to instruction.
Root and etymology
de-delta–epsilon
“to bind, tie, fasten”
In context — Matthew 16:6
Jesus said to them, “Keep watch and be on guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 16:6, 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.16.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.6.W2.S1) and character.