δέ

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:

הוּתha.tat“to plot”89%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2,794 total

Acts 25:4δὲ · and
But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
Acts 25:6δὲ · [After]
After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
Acts 25:7δὲ · [When]
When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
Acts 25:9δὲ · But
But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”
Acts 25:10δὲ
Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
Acts 25:11δὲ · But
If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
Acts 25:13δὲ · [After]
After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
Acts 25:14δὲ · Since
Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.
Acts 25:19δέ
They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Acts 25:20δὲ · [Since]
Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
Acts 25:21δὲ · But [when]
But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
Acts 25:22δὲ · Then
Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.
Acts 25:25δὲ · But; δὲ
But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
Acts 26:1δὲ
Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
Acts 26:15δὲ; δὲ
‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
Acts 26:24δὲ
At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
Acts 26:25δὲ · But
But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
Acts 26:28δὲ · Then
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
Acts 26:29δὲ
“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
Acts 26:32δὲ · And
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
Acts 27:1δὲ
When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
Acts 27:2δὲ
We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
Acts 27:7δὲ · [After]
After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
Acts 27:9δὲ · By now
By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,
Acts 27:11δὲ · But
But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
Acts 27:12δὲ · Since
Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
Acts 27:13δὲ · [When]
When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
Acts 27:14δὲ · But
But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
Acts 27:15δὲ
Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
Acts 27:16δέ
Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
Acts 27:18δὲ
We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
Acts 27:20δὲ · [When]
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
Acts 27:26δέ · However
However, we must run aground on some island.”
Acts 27:27δὲ
On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
Acts 27:28δὲ
They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.
Acts 27:30δὲ · Meanwhile
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
Acts 27:33δὲ · Right
Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
Acts 27:35δὲ · [After]
After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
Acts 27:36δὲ
They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
Acts 27:37δὲ
In all, there were 276 of us on board.
Acts 27:38δὲ · [After]
After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
Acts 27:39δὲ; δέ · but
When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
Acts 27:41δὲ · But; δὲ · and
But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
Acts 27:42δὲ
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
Acts 27:43δὲ · But
But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
Acts 27:44δὲ · and
The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.