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δέ

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greekNew TestamentConjunction2,794 occurrences26 books2,482 verses

Definition

δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96),

post-positive conjunctive particle;

1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Matthew 1:2ff., 2 Corinthians 6:15, 16, 2 Peter 1:5-7; in repetition for emphasis, Romans 3:21, 22; 9:30, 1 Corinthians 2:6, Galatians 2:2, Philippians 2:8; in transition to something new, Matthew 1:18; 2:19, Luke 13:1, John 7:14, Acts 6:1, Romans 8:28, 1 Corinthians 7:1; 8:1, al.; in explanatory parenthesis or addition, John 3:19, Romans 5:8, 1 Corinthians 1:12, Ephesians 2:4; 5:32, al.; ὡς δέ, John 2:9; καὶ . . . δέ, but also, Matthew 10:18, Luke 1:76, John 6:51, Romans 11:23, al.; καὶ ἐὰν δέ, yea even if, John 8:16.

2. Adversative, but, on the other hand, prop., answering to a foregoing μέν (which see), and distinguishing a word or clause from one preceding (in NT most frequently without μέν; Bl., §77, 12): ἐὰν δέ, Matthew 6:14, 23, al.; ἐγὼ (σὺ, etc.) δέ, Matthew 5:22; 6:6, Mark 8:29, al.; ὁ δέ, αὐτὸς δέ, Mark 1:45, Luke 4:40, al.; after a negation, Matthew 6:19, 20, Romans 3:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, al.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δέ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2,794 total
  1. Mark 2:6δέ · But
    But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
  2. Mark 2:10δὲ · But
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
  3. Mark 2:18δὲ
    Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”
  4. Mark 2:20δὲ · But
    But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
  5. Mark 2:21δὲ
    No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
  6. Mark 2:22δὲ
    And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”
  7. Mark 3:4δὲ · But
    And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
  8. Mark 3:29δ’ · But
    But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
  9. Mark 4:11δὲ · but
    He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
  10. Mark 4:15δέ
    Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
  11. Mark 4:29δὲ · And
    And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
  12. Mark 4:34δὲ; δὲ · But
    He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
  13. Mark 5:11δὲ
    There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
  14. Mark 5:33δὲ · Then
    Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.
  15. Mark 5:34δὲ
    “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
  16. Mark 5:36δὲ · But
    But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”
  17. Mark 5:40δὲ · [After]
    And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
  18. Mark 6:15δὲ; δὲ · and
    Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
  19. Mark 6:16δὲ · But when
    But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
  20. Mark 6:19δὲ · So
    So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
  21. Mark 6:22δὲ · and
    When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
  22. Mark 6:24δὲ · And
    Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
  23. Mark 6:37δὲ · But
    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
  24. Mark 6:38δὲ
    “Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
  25. Mark 6:49δὲ · but
    …but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
  26. Mark 6:50Δὲ · But
    …for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
  27. Mark 7:6δὲ; δὲ · but
    Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
  28. Mark 7:7δὲ
    They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
  29. Mark 7:11δὲ · But
    But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
  30. Mark 7:20δὲ
    He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
  31. Mark 7:24δὲ
    Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
  32. Mark 7:26δὲ · Now
    Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
  33. Mark 7:28δὲ
    “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
  34. Mark 7:36δὲ · But
    Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
  35. Mark 8:5δὲ
    “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
  36. Mark 8:9δὲ · And
    And about four thousand men were present. And when Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
  37. Mark 8:28δὲ; δὲ · and still
    They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
  38. Mark 8:29δὲ · But [what about]
    “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
  39. Mark 8:33δὲ · But [Jesus]
    But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
  40. Mark 8:35δ’ · but
    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
  41. Mark 9:12δὲ
    He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?
  42. Mark 9:19δὲ
    “O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”
  43. Mark 9:21δὲ
    Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.
  44. Mark 9:23δὲ
    “If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
  45. Mark 9:25δὲ · When
    When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
  46. Mark 9:27δὲ · But
    But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.