Matthew 16:8:2Matt.16.8.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
GNOOS DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen
- sentence
GNOOS DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen TI di-a-lo-YI-ze-sthe en he-au-TOIS o-li-GO-pi-stoi HO-ti AR-toos ook e-LA-be-te
Exegesis
The postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} provides a discourse transition, while the article ho {ὁ | ho} with Iesous {Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous} marks the speaker.
Root and etymology
de-delta–epsilon
“to bind, tie, fasten”
In context — Matthew 16:8
But Jesus , knowing it, said, “Why are you debating among yourselves, you of little faith , about not having loaves?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 16:8, 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.16.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.8.W2.S1) and character.