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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 28:3δὲ
    Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
  2. Acts 28:4δὲ
    When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
  3. Acts 28:6δὲ; δὲ · But
    The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
  4. Acts 28:7δὲ
    Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
  5. Acts 28:8δὲ
    The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
  6. Acts 28:9δὲ · [After]
    After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
  7. Acts 28:11δὲ
    After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
  8. Acts 28:16δὲ
    When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
  9. Acts 28:17δὲ; δὲ · [When]
    After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
  10. Acts 28:19δὲ · But
    But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.
  11. Acts 28:21δὲ
    The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
  12. Acts 28:22δὲ · But
    But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
  13. Acts 28:23δὲ · So
    So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
  14. Acts 28:24δὲ · but
    Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
  15. Acts 28:25δὲ
    They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
  16. Acts 28:30δὲ
    Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.
  17. Romans 1:12δέ
    …that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
  18. Romans 1:13δὲ
    I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
  19. Romans 1:17δὲ
    For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
  20. Romans 2:2δὲ · And
    And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.
  21. Romans 2:3δὲ · [So when]
    So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
  22. Romans 2:5δὲ · But
    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
  23. Romans 2:8δὲ · But; δὲ · and
    But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
  24. Romans 2:10δὲ · but
    …but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.
  25. Romans 2:17δὲ · Now
    Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
  26. Romans 2:25δὲ · but
    Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
  27. Romans 3:4δὲ; δὲ · and
    Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
  28. Romans 3:5δὲ · But
    But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
  29. Romans 3:7δὲ · However
    However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
  30. Romans 3:19δὲ · Now
    Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  31. Romans 3:21δὲ · But
    But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
  32. Romans 3:22δὲ · And
    And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
  33. Romans 4:3δὲ
    For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
  34. Romans 4:4δὲ · Now
    Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.
  35. Romans 4:5δὲ · However; δὲ · but
    However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
  36. Romans 4:15δὲ · And
    …because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.
  37. Romans 4:20δὲ · Yet
    Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
  38. Romans 4:23δὲ · Now
    Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,
  39. Romans 5:3δέ · [that]
    Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
  40. Romans 5:4δὲ; δὲ · and
    …perseverance, character; and character, hope.
  41. Romans 5:5δὲ · And
    And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
  42. Romans 5:8δὲ · But
    But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
  43. Romans 5:11δέ · that
    Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
  44. Romans 5:13δὲ · but
    For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.