Matthew 18:15:2Matt.18.15.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
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DE
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e-AN DE ha-mar-TÊ-sêi eis SE ho a-del-PHOS soo
- sentence
e-AN DE ha-mar-TÊ-sêi eis SE ho a-del-PHOS soo HY-pa-ge E-leng-kson au-TON me-ta-KSY soo KAI au-TOO MO-noo
Exegesis
The subject ho adelphos sou {ὁ ἀδελφός σοῦ | ho a-del-phós soû} ‘your brother’ locates the scenario within the community.
The apodosis ekerdēsas ton adelphon sou {ἐκέρδησας τὸν ἀδελφόν σοῦ | e-kér-dē-sas tón a-del-phón soû} ‘you have gained your brother’ presents a completed result with a commercial metaphor. The sequential structure preserves the priority of private reproof and the outcome metaphor of relational gain.
Root and etymology
adelph-alpha delta epsilon lambda phi
“brother, from the same womb”
In context — Matthew 18:15
But if your brother sins against you, go and reprove him privately, between you and him alone; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother .
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 18:15, 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.18.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.15.W2.S1) and character.