Matthew 21:25:13Matt.21.25.W13TAB
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
OI DE di-e-lo-YI-zon-to en he-au-TOIS LE-gon-tes
- sentence
OI DE di-e-lo-YI-zon-to en he-au-TOIS LE-gon-tes e-AN EI-po-men eks oo-ra-NOO e-REI hê-MIN di-A TI OON ook e-pi-STEU-sa-te au-TÔI
Exegesis
The narrative shifts to internal deliberation marked by the postpositive de {δὲ | dè} ‘and,’ with the participle dielogizonto {διελογίζοντο | di-e-lo-gí-zo-n-to} ‘they were reasoning’ and reflexive en heautois {ἑαυτοῖς | he-au-toîs} ‘among themselves,’ followed by legontes {λέγοντες | lé-gon-tes} ‘saying.’
Root and etymology
deōdelta–epsilon–omega
“to bind, tie”
In context — Matthew 21:25
The baptism of John—where did it originate, from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:25:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 21:25, 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.21.25.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.25.W13.S1) and character.