Matthew 19:23:2Matt.19.23.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“{And}”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DEH
- IPA
- /ˈde/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And}
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DE
- clause
ho DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen TOIS ma-thê-TAIS au-TOO
- sentence
ho DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen TOIS ma-thê-TAIS au-TOO a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MEEN HO-ti PLOO-si-os dys-KO-lôs ei-se-LEU-se-tai eis TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TÔN oo-ra-NÔN
Exegesis
The verse begins with ho de Iesous {Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς | Ho dè Iē-soûs} ‘but Jesus’, where the article plus proper name marks the known subject and the postpositive de introduces a mild contrast with the preceding context.
Root and etymology
didōmidelta–iota–delta–omega–mu–iota
“to give, grant”
In context — Matthew 19:23
But Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly , I say to you that a rich person will enter into the kingdom of the heavens with difficulty.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 19:23, 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.19.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.23.W2.S1) and character.