Matthew 21:16:9Matt.21.16.W9TAB
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
- clause
ho DE ee-ay-SOOS LE-yei au-TOIS
- sentence
ho DE ee-ay-SOOS LE-yei au-TOIS NAI
Exegesis
The adversative de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’ contrasts the question with Jesus’ authoritative response (legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘says’).
Root and etymology
deōdelta–epsilon–omega
“to bind, tie”
In context — Matthew 21:16
And they said to Him, “Do You hear what these are uttering?” But Jesus says to them, “Yes; Have You never read that, ‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise’?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 21:16, 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.21.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.16.W9.S1) and character.