Matthew 18:30:2Matt.18.30.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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The word
Word in context
- word
DE
- phraseyour reading level
HO DE ouk Ê-the-len
- sentence
HO DE ouk Ê-the-len al-LA a-pel-THÔN E-ba-len au-TON eis phy-la-KÊN HE-ôs HOO a-po-DÔI TO o-phei-LO-me-non
Exegesis
The verse opens with ho de ouk ēthelen {ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἤθελεν | ho dè ouk ḗ-the-len}, where the article functions pronominally as “he,” and the postpositive de signals contrast with the prior appeal for mercy. The imperfect ēthelen conveys a sustained refusal, rendered in the formal as “was not willing” and in the dynamic as “refused to comply.”
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, accept”
In context — Matthew 18:30
But he was not willing ; instead, he went away and threw him into prison until he should pay what was owed .
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 18:30, 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.18.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.30.W2.S1) and character.