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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. Matthew 10:23δὲ
    When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
  2. Matthew 10:28δὲ · but; δὲ
    Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  3. Matthew 10:30δὲ · And
    And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
  4. Matthew 10:33δ’ · But
    But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
  5. Matthew 11:2δὲ · Meanwhile
    Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
  6. Matthew 11:7δὲ
    As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
  7. Matthew 11:11δὲ · Yet even
    Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
  8. Matthew 11:12δὲ
    From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
  9. Matthew 11:16δὲ
    To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
  10. Matthew 12:1δὲ
    At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
  11. Matthew 12:2δὲ · [When]
    When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
  12. Matthew 12:3δὲ
    Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
  13. Matthew 12:6δὲ · But
    But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.
  14. Matthew 12:7δὲ · only
    If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
  15. Matthew 12:11δὲ
    He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
  16. Matthew 12:14δὲ · But
    But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
  17. Matthew 12:15δὲ
    Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
  18. Matthew 12:24δὲ · But when
    But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
  19. Matthew 12:25δὲ
    Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
  20. Matthew 12:28δὲ · But
    But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
  21. Matthew 12:31δὲ · but
    Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
  22. Matthew 12:32δ’ · but
    Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
  23. Matthew 12:36δὲ · But
    But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
  24. Matthew 12:39δὲ
    Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
  25. Matthew 12:43δὲ
    When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
  26. Matthew 12:46δὲ
    While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
  27. Matthew 12:47δέ
    Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”
  28. Matthew 12:48δὲ · But
    But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”
  29. Matthew 13:5δὲ
    Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
  30. Matthew 13:6δὲ · But
    But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
  31. Matthew 13:7δὲ
    Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
  32. Matthew 13:8δὲ · Still; δὲ; δὲ · [or]
    Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
  33. Matthew 13:11δὲ; δὲ · but
    He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
  34. Matthew 13:12δὲ
    Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
  35. Matthew 13:16δὲ · But
    But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
  36. Matthew 13:20δὲ
    The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
  37. Matthew 13:21δὲ · since; δὲ · [When]
    But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
  38. Matthew 13:22δὲ
    The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
  39. Matthew 13:23δὲ · But; δὲ; δὲ · or
    But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
  40. Matthew 13:25δὲ · But
    But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
  41. Matthew 13:26δὲ
    When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
  42. Matthew 13:27δὲ
    The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
  43. Matthew 13:28δὲ
    ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’