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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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2,794 total
  1. Philemon 1:14δὲ · But
    But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
  2. Philemon 1:16δὲ · but
    …no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
  3. Philemon 1:18δέ · But
    But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
  4. Philemon 1:22δὲ · In the meantime
    In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
  5. Hebrews 1:6δὲ · And
    And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
  6. Hebrews 1:8δὲ · But
    But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
  7. Hebrews 1:11δὲ · but
    They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
  8. Hebrews 1:12δὲ · but
    You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”
  9. Hebrews 1:13δὲ · Yet
    Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
  10. Hebrews 2:6δέ · But
    But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
  11. Hebrews 2:8δὲ · Yet
    …and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.
  12. Hebrews 2:9δὲ · But
    But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
  13. Hebrews 3:4δὲ · but
    And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
  14. Hebrews 3:6δὲ · But
    But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
  15. Hebrews 3:10δὲ · and
    Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’
  16. Hebrews 3:17δὲ · And
    And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
  17. Hebrews 3:18δὲ · And
    And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
  18. Hebrews 4:13δὲ
    Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
  19. Hebrews 4:15δὲ · but [we have]
    For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
  20. Hebrews 5:14δέ · But
    But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
  21. Hebrews 6:8δὲ · But
    But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
  22. Hebrews 6:9δὲ
    Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.
  23. Hebrews 6:11δὲ
    We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
  24. Hebrews 6:12δὲ · but
    Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
  25. Hebrews 7:2δὲ
    …and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”
  26. Hebrews 7:3δὲ
    Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
  27. Hebrews 7:4δὲ
    Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.
  28. Hebrews 7:6δὲ · But
    But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
  29. Hebrews 7:7δὲ · And
    And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.
  30. Hebrews 7:8δὲ · but
    In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.
  31. Hebrews 7:19δὲ · and
    …(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
  32. Hebrews 7:21δὲ · but
    …but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
  33. Hebrews 7:24δὲ · But
    But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.
  34. Hebrews 7:28δὲ · but
    For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
  35. Hebrews 8:1δὲ
    The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
  36. Hebrews 8:6δὲ · however
    Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.
  37. Hebrews 8:13δὲ · and
    By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
  38. Hebrews 9:3δὲ
    Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
  39. Hebrews 9:5δὲ
    Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
  40. Hebrews 9:6δὲ · [When]
    When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.
  41. Hebrews 9:7δὲ · But
    But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
  42. Hebrews 9:11δὲ · But
    But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.
  43. Hebrews 9:12δὲ · but
    He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
  44. Hebrews 9:21δὲ
    In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.
  45. Hebrews 9:23δὲ · but
    So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
  46. Hebrews 9:26δὲ · But
    Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
  47. Hebrews 9:27δὲ · and
    Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,
  48. Hebrews 10:5δὲ · but
    Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
  49. Hebrews 10:12δὲ · But [when]
    But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
  50. Hebrews 10:15δὲ
    The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says: