Matthew 18:24:2Matt.18.24.W2TAB

δὲ

de

{now}

Transliteration
DE
Extended
DEH
IPA
/ˈde/

Meaning by language

English
{now}

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    DE

  2. sentence

    ar-ksa-ME-noo DE au-TOO sy-NAI-rein pro-sê-NEKH-thê au-TÔ HEIS o-phei-LE-tês my-RI-ôn ta-LAN-tôn

Exegesis

autou synairein {ἀρξαμένου δὲ αὐτοῦ συναιρεῖν | arxaménou de autou synaireîn}, where the aorist participle and genitive pronoun form a circumstantial clause best rendered “as he began.” The infinitive synairein specifies the precise activity of settling accounts.

Root and etymology

dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota

to receive, accept

In contextMatthew 18:24

But as he began to settle accounts , one debtor who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.

About this coordinate

Matthew 18:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 18:24, 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.18.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.24.W2.S1) and character.