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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. Acts 4:23δὲ
    On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
  2. Acts 4:24δὲ · [When]
    When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
  3. Acts 4:32δὲ
    The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
  4. Acts 4:35δὲ
    …and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.
  5. Acts 4:36δὲ
    Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
  6. Acts 5:1δέ · Now
    Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
  7. Acts 5:3δὲ · Then
    Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
  8. Acts 5:5δὲ
    On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
  9. Acts 5:6δὲ · Then
    Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
  10. Acts 5:7δὲ
    About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.
  11. Acts 5:8δὲ; δὲ
    “Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”
  12. Acts 5:9δὲ
    “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
  13. Acts 5:10δὲ; δὲ · Then
    At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
  14. Acts 5:12δὲ
    The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
  15. Acts 5:13δὲ
    Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.
  16. Acts 5:14δὲ · Yet
    Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
  17. Acts 5:16δὲ
    Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
  18. Acts 5:17δὲ · Then
    Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
  19. Acts 5:19δὲ · But
    But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
  20. Acts 5:21δὲ; δὲ · [When]
    At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
  21. Acts 5:22δὲ · But; δὲ · [So]
    But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:
  22. Acts 5:23δὲ · but
    “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
  23. Acts 5:24δὲ
    When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
  24. Acts 5:25δέ · Then
    Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
  25. Acts 5:27δὲ
    They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
  26. Acts 5:29δὲ · But
    But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
  27. Acts 5:33δὲ
    When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
  28. Acts 5:34δέ · But
    But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
  29. Acts 5:39δὲ · But
    But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
  30. Acts 5:40δὲ · At this
    At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
  31. Acts 6:1δὲ
    In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
  32. Acts 6:2δὲ · So
    So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
  33. Acts 6:3δέ · Therefore
    Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them
  34. Acts 6:4δὲ · and
    …and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
  35. Acts 6:8δὲ · Now
    Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
  36. Acts 6:9δέ · But
    But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
  37. Acts 7:1δὲ · Then
    Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”
  38. Acts 7:2δὲ · And
    And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
  39. Acts 7:6δὲ
    God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
  40. Acts 7:11δὲ · Then
    Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
  41. Acts 7:12δὲ · [When]
    When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
  42. Acts 7:14δὲ · Then
    Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
  43. Acts 7:17δὲ
    As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
  44. Acts 7:21δὲ · [When]
    When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
  45. Acts 7:22δὲ · and
    So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
  46. Acts 7:23δὲ
    When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.