Matthew 17:24:2Matt.17.24.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DEH
- IPA
- /ˈde/
Meaning by language
- English
- and
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
DE
- clause
el-THON-tôn DE au-TÔN eis ka-phar-na-OOM pro-SÊL-thon hoi TA DI-drakh-ma lam-BA-non-tes TŌI PE-trōi KAI EI-pan
- sentence
el-THON-tôn DE au-TÔN eis ka-phar-na-OOM pro-SÊL-thon hoi TA DI-drakh-ma lam-BA-non-tes TŌI PE-trōi KAI EI-pan ho di-DA-ska-los hy-MÔN ou te-LEI TA DI-drakh-ma
Exegesis
The verse begins with the genitive absolute elthonton de auton {Ἐλθόντων δὲ αὐτῶν | elthóntōn dè autṓn} ‘after they came’, establishing a temporal backdrop.
Root and etymology
delphysdelta–epsilon–lambda–phi–upsilon–sigma
“womb, kinship”
In context — Matthew 17:24
When they entered Capernaum , the men who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Your teacher pays the two-drachma tax, does He not?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 17:24, 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.17.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.24.W2.S1) and character.