Matthew 21:38:2Matt.21.38.W2TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
DE
- clause
hoi DE ye-or-GOI i-DON-tes TON hy-ON EI-pon en he-au-TOIS
- sentence
hoi DE ye-or-GOI i-DON-tes TON hy-ON EI-pon en he-au-TOIS hoo-TOS es-tin ho klê-ro-NO-mos DEU-te a-pok-TEI-no-men au-TON KAI SKHÔ-men TÊN klê-ro-no-MI-an au-TOU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} ‘but/and’, introducing a contrast with the preceding narrative.
Root and etymology
deōdelta–epsilon–omega
“to bind, tie”
In context — Matthew 21:38
But the farmers, upon seeing the son, said among themselves, “This is the heir . Come, let us kill him and seize the inheritance .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 21:38, 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.21.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.38.W2.S1) and character.