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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 9:8δὲ · but; δὲ · [So]
    Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
  2. Acts 9:10δέ; δὲ
    In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
  3. Acts 9:11δὲ
    “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
  4. Acts 9:13δὲ · But
    But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
  5. Acts 9:15δὲ
    “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
  6. Acts 9:17δὲ · [So]
    So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
  7. Acts 9:19δὲ · And
    …and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
  8. Acts 9:21δὲ
    All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
  9. Acts 9:22δὲ · But
    But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
  10. Acts 9:23δὲ
    After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
  11. Acts 9:24δὲ · but; δὲ
    …but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
  12. Acts 9:25δὲ · however
    One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
  13. Acts 9:26δὲ · [When]
    When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
  14. Acts 9:27δὲ · Then
    Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
  15. Acts 9:29δὲ · but
    He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
  16. Acts 9:30δὲ · [When]
    When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
  17. Acts 9:32δὲ
    As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
  18. Acts 9:33δὲ
    There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
  19. Acts 9:36δέ
    In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
  20. Acts 9:37δὲ · however; δὲ · and
    At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
  21. Acts 9:38δὲ · [Since]
    Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
  22. Acts 9:39δὲ · [So]
    So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
  23. Acts 9:40δὲ · Then; δὲ
    Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
  24. Acts 9:41δὲ; δὲ · Then
    Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
  25. Acts 9:42δὲ
    This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
  26. Acts 9:43δὲ · And
    And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
  27. Acts 10:1δέ
    At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
  28. Acts 10:4δὲ; δὲ
    Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
  29. Acts 10:7δὲ
    When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
  30. Acts 10:9δὲ
    The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
  31. Acts 10:10δὲ; δὲ · but
    He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
  32. Acts 10:14δὲ
    “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
  33. Acts 10:16δὲ
    This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
  34. Acts 10:17δὲ
    While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
  35. Acts 10:19δὲ · As
    As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
  36. Acts 10:21δὲ · [So]
    So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
  37. Acts 10:22δὲ
    “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
  38. Acts 10:23δὲ · And
    So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
  39. Acts 10:24δὲ; δὲ · [where]
    The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
  40. Acts 10:25δὲ
    As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
  41. Acts 10:26δὲ · But
    But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”