Matthew 19:17:16Matt.19.17.W16TAB
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
ei DE THE-leis eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN
- clause
ei DE THE-leis eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN TÊ-rê-son TAS en-to-LAS
- sentence
HEIS es-tin HO a-ga-THOS ei DE THE-leis eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN TÊ-rê-son TAS en-to-LAS
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker ho de eipen {ὁ δὲ εἶπεν | ho dè eî-pen}, combining the article used as a pronoun with the connective particle and aorist verb to continue the dialogue with a simple past-tense report, “But He said.”
The conditional protasis ei de theleis {εἰ δὲ θέλεις | ei dè thé-leis} introduces a real condition, “If you wish,” with the de again lightly contrasting the condition with the preceding statement about the One who is good.
Root and etymology
didōmidelta–iota–delta–omega–mu–iota
“to give, grant”
In context — Matthew 19:17
But He said to him, “Why do you ask Me about the good? There is One who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:17:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 19:17, 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.19.17.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.17.W16.S1) and character.