Matthew 18:8:2Matt.18.8.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DEH
- IPA
- /ˈde/
Meaning by language
- English
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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
ei DE HÊ KHEIR sou Ê HO POUS sou skan-da-LI-zei se
- clause
ei DE HÊ KHEIR sou Ê HO POUS sou skan-da-LI-zei se EK-kop-son au-TON KAI BA-le a-PO SOU
- sentence
ei DE HÊ KHEIR sou Ê HO POUS sou skan-da-LI-zei se EK-kop-son au-TON KAI BA-le a-PO SOU ka-LON SOI ES-tin ei-sel-THEIN eis TÊN zô-ÊN kyl-LON Ê khô-LON Ê DY-o KHEI-ras Ê DY-o PO-das E-khon-ta blê-THÊ-nai eis TO PYR TO ai-Ô-ni-on
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional frame ei de {Εἰ δὲ | Eî dè} ‘if then’, setting a serious hypothetical scenario.
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, accept”
In context — Matthew 18:8
If then your hand or your foot causes you to stumble , sever it and cast it away from yourself; for it is better for you to go into life maimed or lame than, with two hands or two feet intact, to be cast into the eternal fire .
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 18:8, 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.18.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.8.W2.S1) and character.