Romans 15:20:2Rom.15.20.W2TAB

δὲ

de

and

Transliteration
de
Extended
deh
IPA
/de/

Meaning by language

English
and

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    de

  2. sentence

    HOU-tōs de phi-lo-ti-MOU-me-non eu-ang-ge-LI-dze-sthai oukh HO-pou ō-no-MA-sthē khree-STOS HI-na mē ep al-LO-tri-on the-ME-li-on oi-ko-do-MŌ

Exegesis

The verse begins with the discourse marker houtos de {οὕτως δὲ | hoú-tōs dé} ‘so then, thus’, which links this statement to Paul’s preceding explanation of his ministry pattern and provides a summary inference.

In contextRomans 15:20

So I make it my ambition to proclaim the good news, not where Christ has already been named, so that I do not build on another person's foundation .

About this coordinate

Romans 15:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Romans 15:20, 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 Rom.15.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.20.W2.S1) and character.