Matthew 20:6:2Matt.20.6.W2TAB

δὲ

de

{and}

Transliteration
DE
Extended
DE
IPA
/ˈde/

Meaning by language

English
{and}

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    DE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    pe-RI DE TÊN hen-de-KA-tên ek-sel-THÔN HEU-ren AL-lous hes-TÔ-tas

  3. clause

    pe-RI DE TÊN hen-de-KA-tên ek-sel-THÔN HEU-ren AL-lous hes-TÔ-tas KAI LE-yei au-TOIS

  4. sentence

    pe-RI DE TÊN hen-de-KA-tên ek-sel-THÔN HEU-ren AL-lous hes-TÔ-tas KAI LE-yei au-TOIS TI HÔ-de hes-TÊ-ka-te HO-lên TÊN hê-ME-ran ar-GOI

Exegesis

The verse opens with the prepositional phrase peri ten hendekaten {περὶ δὲ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην | perì dè tḕn hendekátēn} which, with the postpositive particle de {δὲ | dè}, functions as a temporal frame, “but about the eleventh hour,” marking a late stage in the workday and advancing the narrative time.

Root and etymology

hendekaepsilon–nu–delta–epsilon–kappa–alpha

eleven

In contextMatthew 20:6

But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he says to them, “Why have you been standing here idle all the day?”

About this coordinate

Matthew 20:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 20:6, 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.20.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.6.W2.S1) and character.