Matthew 19:11:2Matt.19.11.W2TAB

δὲ

de

but

Transliteration
DE
Extended
DEH
IPA
/ˈde/

Meaning by language

English
but

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    DE

  2. clause

    HO DE EI-pen au-TOIS

  3. sentence

    HO DE EI-pen au-TOIS ou PAN-tes kho-ROO-si TON LO-gon TOU-ton al HOIS DE-do-tai

Exegesis

The verse opens with ho de eipen {ὁ δὲ εἶπεν | ho dè eî-pen} ‘but He said’, signaling an adversative response by Jesus.

Root and etymology

didōmidelta–iota–delta–omega–mu–iota

to give, grant

In contextMatthew 19:11

But He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this word , but only those to whom it has been given.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 19:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 19:11, 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.19.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.11.W2.S1) and character.