Matthew 18:17:2Matt.18.17.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 pa-ra-KOO-sê au-TÔN
- clause
e-AN DE pa-ra-KOO-sê au-TÔN ei-PON TÊ ek-klê-SI-a
- sentence
e-AN DE pa-ra-KOO-sê au-TÔN ei-PON TÊ ek-klê-SI-a e-AN DE KAI TÊS ek-klê-SI-as pa-ra-KOO-sê ES-tô soi HÔS-per ho e-thni-KOS KAI ho te-LÔ-nês
Exegesis
The second protasis, marked by de kai {δὲ καὶ | dè kaí}, intensifies the scenario, culminating in the imperative éstō {ἔστω | éstō} “let him be,” which reclassifies the unresponsive as hōsper ho ethnikos kai ho telōnēs {ὥσπερ ὁ ἐθνικὸς καὶ ὁ τελώνης | hṓsper ho ethnikós kai ho telōnēs}. The progression from private warning to communal judgment is underscored by the comparative hōsper and the shift in fellowship rather than an expression of punitive animus.
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, accept”
In context — Matthew 18:17
But if he will not listen to them, bring it before the assembly ; and if he will not listen even to the assembly, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 18:17, 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.18.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.17.W2.S1) and character.