Matthew 19:26:13Matt.19.26.W13TAB
δὲ
de
“but”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DEH
- IPA
- /de/
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
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DE
- phraseyour reading level
pa-RA DE the-ÔI PAN-ta dy-na-TA
- clause
pa-RA an-THRÔ-pois TOO-to a-DY-na-ton ES-tin pa-RA DE the-ÔI PAN-ta dy-na-TA
- sentence
em-BLE-psas DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS pa-RA an-THRÔ-pois TOO-to a-DY-na-ton ES-tin pa-RA DE the-ÔI PAN-ta dy-na-TA
Exegesis
The asyndetic movement within the quotation, retaining the adversative de {δὲ | dè} between the parallel para-phrases, has been mirrored in English with “but … but …” to preserve the strong rhetorical contrast between human limitation and divine power.
Root and etymology
didōmidelta–iota–delta–omega–mu–iota
“to give, grant”
In context — Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:26:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 19:26, 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.19.26.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.26.W13.S1) and character.