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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 9:32δὲ · But
    But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
  2. Mark 9:34δὲ · But
    But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
  3. Mark 9:39δὲ
    “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.
  4. Mark 9:50δὲ · but
    Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
  5. Mark 10:3δὲ
    “What did Moses command you?” He replied.
  6. Mark 10:4δὲ
    They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
  7. Mark 10:5δὲ · But
    But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.
  8. Mark 10:6δὲ · However
    However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
  9. Mark 10:13δὲ · and
    Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
  10. Mark 10:14δὲ · But
    But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
  11. Mark 10:18δὲ
    “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
  12. Mark 10:20δὲ
    “Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”
  13. Mark 10:21δὲ
    Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
  14. Mark 10:22δὲ · But
    But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
  15. Mark 10:24δὲ · And; δὲ · But
    And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
  16. Mark 10:26δὲ
    They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”
  17. Mark 10:31δὲ · But
    But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
  18. Mark 10:32δὲ · [As]; δὲ · but
    As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
  19. Mark 10:36δὲ
    “What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired.
  20. Mark 10:37δὲ
    They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
  21. Mark 10:38δὲ
    “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”
  22. Mark 10:39δὲ; δὲ
    “We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.
  23. Mark 10:40δὲ · But
    But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
  24. Mark 10:43δέ · But
    But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
  25. Mark 10:48δὲ · but
    Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
  26. Mark 10:50δὲ
    Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.
  27. Mark 10:51δὲ
    “What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”
  28. Mark 11:6δὲ
    The disciples answered as Jesus had instructed them, and the people gave them permission.
  29. Mark 11:8δὲ · while
    Many in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut from the fields.
  30. Mark 11:17δὲ · But
    Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
  31. Mark 11:29δὲ
    “I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
  32. Mark 12:5δὲ · and
    He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.
  33. Mark 12:7δὲ · But
    But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
  34. Mark 12:15δὲ · But
    But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
  35. Mark 12:16δὲ · [So]; δὲ
    So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
  36. Mark 12:17δὲ · Then
    Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.
  37. Mark 12:26δὲ · But
    But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
  38. Mark 12:44δὲ · but
    For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
  39. Mark 13:5δὲ
    Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
  40. Mark 13:7δὲ
    When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
  41. Mark 13:9δὲ · [So]
    So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
  42. Mark 13:13δὲ · but
    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  43. Mark 13:14δὲ · So
    So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
  44. Mark 13:15δὲ · {Let}
    Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.
  45. Mark 13:17δὲ · [How]
    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
  46. Mark 13:18δὲ
    Pray that this will not occur in the winter.