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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 20:6δὲ · And
    And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
  2. Acts 20:7δὲ
    On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
  3. Acts 20:8δὲ · Now
    Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
  4. Acts 20:9δέ · And
    And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
  5. Acts 20:10δὲ · But
    But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
  6. Acts 20:11δὲ · Then
    Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.
  7. Acts 20:12δὲ · And
    And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.
  8. Acts 20:13δὲ
    We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
  9. Acts 20:14δὲ · And
    And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
  10. Acts 20:15δὲ; δὲ · and
    Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.
  11. Acts 20:17δὲ
    From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
  12. Acts 20:18δὲ
    When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
  13. Acts 20:37δὲ
    They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
  14. Acts 20:38δὲ · Then
    They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
  15. Acts 21:1δὲ; δὲ · and
    After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
  16. Acts 21:3δὲ · [After]
    After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
  17. Acts 21:4δὲ
    We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
  18. Acts 21:5δὲ · But
    But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
  19. Acts 21:6δὲ · and
    And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
  20. Acts 21:7δὲ · [When]
    When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
  21. Acts 21:8δὲ
    Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
  22. Acts 21:9δὲ
    He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
  23. Acts 21:10δὲ · After
    After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
  24. Acts 21:12δὲ
    When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
  25. Acts 21:14δὲ · [When]
    When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
  26. Acts 21:15δὲ
    After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.
  27. Acts 21:16δὲ
    Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
  28. Acts 21:17δὲ
    When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
  29. Acts 21:18δὲ
    The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
  30. Acts 21:20δὲ
    When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
  31. Acts 21:21δὲ · But
    But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
  32. Acts 21:25δὲ
    As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”
  33. Acts 21:27δὲ
    When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
  34. Acts 21:32δὲ
    Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
  35. Acts 21:34δὲ · [and]; δὲ · And [since]
    Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
  36. Acts 21:35δὲ
    When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
  37. Acts 21:37δὲ
    As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
  38. Acts 21:39δὲ · But; δέ · Now
    But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
  39. Acts 21:40δὲ; δὲ
    Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
  40. Acts 22:2δὲ · [When]
    When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
  41. Acts 22:3δὲ · but
    “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
  42. Acts 22:6δέ
    About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
  43. Acts 22:8δὲ
    ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
  44. Acts 22:9δὲ; δὲ · but
    My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.