Matthew 22:34:2Matt.22.34.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
- sentence
hoi DE pha-ri-SAI-oi a-KOU-san-tes HO-ti e-PHI-mo-sen TOOS sad-du-KAI-oos sy-NEKH-thê-san e-PI TO au-TO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the noun phrase hoi de Pharisaioi {Οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι | hoî dè Pharisaîoi}, where the postpositive de signals contrast with the preceding narrative.
Root and etymology
pagispi–alpha–gamma–iota–sigma
“snare, trap”
In context — Matthew 22:34
But the Pharisees , having heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, gathered together.
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:34:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 22:34, 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.22.34.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.34.W2.S1) and character.