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τε

teand/bothHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentConjunction214 occurrences13 books194 verses

Definition

τέ,

enclitic copulative particle (= Lat. -que as καί = and, ac, atque, not very frequently in NT, more than two-thirds of the occurrences being in Ac.

1. τέ solitarium, and, denoting a closer affinity than καί between words and sentences which it connects (BL, §77, 8): Matthew 28:12, John 4:42, Acts 2:33, 37, 40; 10:22; 11:21, al.

2. Denoting a closer connection than simple καί, τὲ . . . καί, τὲ καί, τὲ . . . τέ (Acts 26:16, Romans 14:8), as well . . . as also, both . . . and: Luke 12:45, Acts 1:1; 15:9, 21:30, al.; τὲ . . . δέ, and . . . and, Acts 19:2; τὲ γάρ . . . ὁμοίως δὲ καί, Romans 1:26, 27.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as τε:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

214 total
  1. Acts 9:15τε · and their; τε · and
    “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
  2. Acts 9:18τε · and
    At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
  3. Acts 9:24τε · and
    …but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
  4. Acts 9:29τε
    He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
  5. Acts 10:22τε · [with]
    “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
  6. Acts 10:28τε
    He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
  7. Acts 10:33τε · and
    So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
  8. Acts 10:39τε · both
    We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
  9. Acts 11:21τε · and
    The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
  10. Acts 11:26τε
    …and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
  11. Acts 12:6τε · with
    On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
  12. Acts 12:12τε · And [when]
    And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
  13. Acts 12:17τε
    Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
  14. Acts 13:1τε; τε
    Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
  15. Acts 13:4τε · and
    So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
  16. Acts 13:46τε · Then
    Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
  17. Acts 13:52τε · And
    And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
  18. Acts 14:1τε · of
    At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
  19. Acts 14:5τε · together
    But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,
  20. Acts 14:11τε · [When]
    When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
  21. Acts 14:12τε
    Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
  22. Acts 14:13τε
    The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
  23. Acts 14:21τε
    They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
  24. Acts 15:3τε
    Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
  25. Acts 15:4τε · [to whom]
    On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
  26. Acts 15:5τε · and
    But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
  27. Acts 15:6τε · [So]
    So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
  28. Acts 15:9τε
    He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
  29. Acts 15:32τε
    Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
  30. Acts 15:39τε
    Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
  31. Acts 16:13τε
    On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
  32. Acts 16:23τε · And
    And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
  33. Acts 16:34τε · Then
    Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
  34. Acts 17:4τε · along with; τε · and
    Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
  35. Acts 17:10τε
    As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
  36. Acts 17:14τε · [but]; τε
    The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
  37. Acts 17:19τε · So
    So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
  38. Acts 17:26τε
    From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
  39. Acts 18:4τε · alike
    Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
  40. Acts 18:5τε
    And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
  41. Acts 18:26τε · And
    And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
  42. Acts 19:2τε · and
    …and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
  43. Acts 19:3τε
    “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
  44. Acts 19:6τε · and
    And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
  45. Acts 19:10τε · alike
    This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
  46. Acts 19:11τε
    God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,