Matthew 22:7:2Matt.22.7.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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Word in context
- word
DE
- phraseyour reading level
HO DE ba-si-LEUS or-YIS-thê
- sentence
HO DE ba-si-LEUS or-YIS-thê KAI PEMP-sas TA stra-TEU-ma-ta au-TOO a-PÔ-le-sen TOOS pho-NEIS e-KEI-nous KAI TÊN PO-lin au-TÔN e-NE-prê-sen
Exegesis
The verse begins with the adversative conjunction de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’, linking this judgment scene to the preceding parable and marking a narrative shift.
Root and etymology
pagispi–alpha–gamma–iota–sigma
“snare, trap”
In context — Matthew 22:7
The king became angry; he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 22:7, 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.22.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.7.W2.S1) and character.