Matthew 18:16:2Matt.18.16.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
- phraseyour reading level
e-AN DE MÊ a-KOO-sê
- sentence
e-AN DE MÊ a-KOO-sê pa-RA-la-be me-TA SOO E-ti HE-na Ê DY-o HI-na e-PI STO-ma-tos DY-o mar-TY-rôn Ê tri-ÔN sta-THÊ PAN RHÊ-ma
Exegesis
The verse opens with a negative conditional protasis ei de me akouse {εἰ δὲ μὴ ἀκούσῃ | eî dè mḗ akoús-ē}, which sets a hypothetical boundary for hearing the offender.
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, accept”
In context — Matthew 18:16
But if he does not listen, take with you one or two additional persons , so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 18:16, 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.18.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.16.W2.S1) and character.