Matthew 23:24:8Matt.23.24.W8TAB
δὲ
de
“but”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DE
- 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
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DE
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HOI di-y-LI-zon-tes TON KÔ-nô-pa TÊN DE KA-mê-lon ka-ta-PI-non-tes
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ho-dê-YOI ty-PHLOI HOI di-y-LI-zon-tes TON KÔ-nô-pa TÊN DE KA-mê-lon ka-ta-PI-non-tes
Exegesis
The conjunction de {δὲ | dè} introduces contrast with ten kamelon {τὴν κάμηλον | tḕn ka-mḗ-lon} ‘the camel’, object of katapinontes {καταπίνοντες | ka-ta-pí-non-tes} ‘swallowing’, creating an ironic hyperbole that underscores the speakers’ inconsistency. Greek uses parallel participles and coordinated objects to juxtapose legalistic scrutiny with gross negligence.
Root and etymology
desmeúōdesmeuō
“to bind”
In context — Matthew 23:24
Blind guides , you strain out the gnat but you swallow the camel .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 23:24, 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.23.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.24.W8.S1) and character.