Matthew 3:4:20Matt.3.4.W20TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DEH
- IPA
- /ˈde/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
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HÊ DE tro-PHÊ ÊN au-TOO a-KRI-des KAI ME-li A-gri-on
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au-TOS DE HO i-ô-AN-nês EI-khen TO EN-dy-ma au-TOO a-PO tri-KHÔN ka-MÊ-loo KAI ZÔ-nên der-ma-TI-nên pe-RI TÊN os-PHYN au-TOO HÊ DE tro-PHÊ ÊN au-TOO a-KRI-des KAI ME-li A-gri-on
Exegesis
The verse opens with autos de ho Iōannēs {αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Ἰωάννης | autòs dè ho Iōánnēs}, where autos is contrastive and focuses attention on John in distinction from others previously mentioned.
The second clause begins with a parallel nominative subject hē de trophē {ἡ δὲ τροφὴ | hē dè trophḕ}, again using de to mark a slight development in the description, followed by the imperfect copula ēn {ἦν | ên} and the genitive autou, forming a possessive construction “his food was.”
In context — Matthew 3:4
But this John had his garment made from camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
About this coordinate
Matthew 3:4:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 3:4, 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.3.4.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.3.4.W20.S1) and character.