Matthew 20:5:2Matt.20.5.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“{then}”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DEH
- IPA
- /ˈde/
Meaning by language
- English
- {then}
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DE
- sentence
OI DE a-PÊL-thon
Exegesis
The sentence begins with hoi de apelthon {οἱ δὲ ἀπῆλθον | hoi dè apêl-thon} ‘they went away’, where the article hoi functions substantivally as the subject “they,” and the particle de marks narrative continuation. The aorist verb apelthon views the laborers’ departure as a single completed action.
Root and etymology
oikosomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma
“house, household”
In context — Matthew 20:5
And they went away. Again, having gone out about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did likewise .
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 20:5, 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.20.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.5.W2.S1) and character.