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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. 1 Corinthians 4:7δὲ · And
    For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
  2. 1 Corinthians 4:10δὲ · but; δὲ · but; δὲ · but
    We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
  3. 1 Corinthians 4:18δέ
    Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
  4. 1 Corinthians 4:19δὲ · But
    But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
  5. 1 Corinthians 5:3δὲ
    Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
  6. 1 Corinthians 5:11δὲ · But
    But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
  7. 1 Corinthians 5:13δὲ
    God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
  8. 1 Corinthians 6:13δὲ · but; δὲ
    “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
  9. 1 Corinthians 6:14δὲ
    By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.
  10. 1 Corinthians 6:17δὲ · But
    But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.
  11. 1 Corinthians 6:18δὲ · but
    Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
  12. 1 Corinthians 7:1δὲ · Now
    Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
  13. 1 Corinthians 7:2δὲ · But
    But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
  14. 1 Corinthians 7:3δὲ · and
    The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
  15. 1 Corinthians 7:4δὲ
    The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
  16. 1 Corinthians 7:6δὲ
    I say this as a concession, not as a command.
  17. 1 Corinthians 7:7δὲ; δὲ
    I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
  18. 1 Corinthians 7:8δὲ · Now
    Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
  19. 1 Corinthians 7:9δὲ · But
    But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
  20. 1 Corinthians 7:10δὲ
    To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
  21. 1 Corinthians 7:11δὲ · But
    But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
  22. 1 Corinthians 7:12δὲ
    To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
  23. 1 Corinthians 7:14δὲ · but
    For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
  24. 1 Corinthians 7:15δὲ · But; δὲ
    But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
  25. 1 Corinthians 7:25δὲ · Now; δὲ · but
    Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
  26. 1 Corinthians 7:28δὲ · But; δὲ · But; δὲ · and
    But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
  27. 1 Corinthians 7:29δέ · [What]
    What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
  28. 1 Corinthians 7:32δὲ
    I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
  29. 1 Corinthians 7:33δὲ · But
    But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,
  30. 1 Corinthians 7:34δὲ · But
    …and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
  31. 1 Corinthians 7:35δὲ
    I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.
  32. 1 Corinthians 7:36δέ · However
    However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
  33. 1 Corinthians 7:37δὲ · But; δὲ
    But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
  34. 1 Corinthians 7:39δὲ · But
    A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
  35. 1 Corinthians 7:40δέ · however; δὲ · And
    In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
  36. 1 Corinthians 8:1δὲ · Now; δὲ · but
    Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
  37. 1 Corinthians 8:3δέ · But
    But the one who loves God is known by God.
  38. 1 Corinthians 8:7δὲ
    But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
  39. 1 Corinthians 8:8δὲ · But
    But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.