Matthew 7:3:2Matt.7.3.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
TI DE BLE-peis TO KAR-phos TO en TÔI oph-thal-MÔI TOO a-del-PHOO soo
- sentence
TI DE BLE-peis TO KAR-phos TO en TÔI oph-thal-MÔI TOO a-del-PHOO soo TÊN DE en TÔI SÔI oph-thal-MÔI do-KON oo ka-ta-no-EIS
Exegesis
The conjunction de {δὲ | dè} signals a mild contrast developed in the second clause.
The second half mirrors this structure: tēn de en tō sō ophthalmō dokon {τὴν δὲ ἐν τῷ σῷ ὀφθαλμῷ δοκὸν | tēn dè en tôi sō oph-thalmôi do-kòn} ‘but the beam in your own eye’, with dokos creating a hyperbolic contrast to karphos.
Root and etymology
adelph-alpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi
“brother, kin”
In context — Matthew 7:3
Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the beam that is in your own eye?
About this coordinate
Matthew 7:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 7:3, 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.7.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.7.3.W2.S1) and character.