Matthew 21:38:2Matt.21.38.W2TAB

δὲ

de

but

Transliteration
DE
Extended
DEH
IPA
/ˈde/

Meaning by language

English
but

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    DE

  2. clause

    hoi DE ye-or-GOI i-DON-tes TON hy-ON EI-pon en he-au-TOIS

  3. 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 contextMatthew 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.