For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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δέ (δ᾽)
Vocabulary form:
δέ
Definition:
and; but
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
2,792
GK:
1254
Mnemonic Singing:
Amazing grace how sweet the sound,
hat saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
was blind but now I see.
Notes:
dev is a postpositive. This means that it cannot be the first word in a sentence or clause, even though in your translation it is the first word. It usually is the second word and sometimes the third, e.g., oJ de; ei\pon ....
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 18:3 | There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Vindicate me against my adversary.’ |
| Luke 18:4 | He didn’t want to for a time. But (de | δέ | conj) later on he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, |
| Luke 18:6 | And (de | δέ | conj) the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. |
| Luke 18:7 | Will not God certainly vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night, and have patience with them? |
| Luke 18:9 | He also (de | δέ | conj) told this parable to some who were confident in themselves, because they were righteous, and treated others with contempt. |
| Luke 18:13 | The tax collector, however (de | δέ | conj), standing at a distance, would not even raise his eyes to heaven, but kept beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ |
| Luke 18:14 | I tell you, this man went down to his house upright in the sight of God, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and (de | δέ | conj) the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” |
| Luke 18:15 | Now (de | δέ | conj) people were bringing to him even little ones so he would touch them. However (de | δέ | conj), when the disciples saw it, they began to rebuke them. |
| Luke 18:16 | But (de | δέ | conj) Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. |
| Luke 18:19 | And (de | δέ | conj) Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one — God. |
| Luke 18:21 | The man replied, “All these I have kept since my youth.” |
| Luke 18:22 | Upon hearing this, Jesus said to him, “One thing you still lack: sell all that you have and distribute the proceeds to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” |
| Luke 18:23 | But (de | δέ | conj) when he heard this, he became very sad, for he was extremely wealthy. |
| Luke 18:24 | Jesus looked at him, becoming very sad, and said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! |
| Luke 18:26 | Those who heard it said, “Who, then, can be saved?” |
| Luke 18:27 | Jesus said, “What is impossible for mortal beings is possible for God.” |
| Luke 18:28 | Then (de | δέ | conj) Peter said, “Look, we have left what was ours and followed you.” |
| Luke 18:29 | Then (de | δέ | conj) Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or siblings or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God |
| Luke 18:31 | Taking the twelve aside, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written by the prophets regarding the Son of Man will be carried out. |
| Luke 18:35 | As Jesus drew near to Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the roadside, asking for alms. |
| Luke 18:36 | When he heard a crowd going by, he inquired what this might be. |
| Luke 18:37 | They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. |
| Luke 18:39 | Those who were leading the way began to rebuke him that he should be quiet; but (de | δέ | conj) he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” |
| Luke 18:40 | Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man had come near, Jesus asked him, |
| Luke 18:41 | “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I might see again.” |
| Luke 19:8 | Zacchaeus, as he stood there, said to the Lord, “Look, half of what I own, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will repay fourfold.” |
| Luke 19:9 | Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he too is a son of Abraham. |
| Luke 19:11 | As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. |
| Luke 19:13 | So (de | δέ | conj), calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Conduct business until I return.’ |
| Luke 19:14 | But (de | δέ | conj) his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this person to rule over us.’ |
| Luke 19:16 | The first came before him, saying, ‘Master, your mina has gained ten minas.’ |
| Luke 19:19 | So (de | δέ | conj) he said to this one as well, ‘And you, rule over five cities.’ |
| Luke 19:26 | I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given; but (de | δέ | conj) from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. |
| Luke 19:32 | Those who were sent away left and found everything just as he has described it to them. |
| Luke 19:33 | As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” |
| Luke 19:34 | And (de | δέ | conj) they said, “Because the Lord has need of it.” |
| Luke 19:36 | And (de | δέ | conj) as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. |
| Luke 19:37 | As he was already approaching to the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, |
| Luke 19:42 | saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But (de | δέ | conj) now they are hidden from your eyes. |
| Luke 19:46 | saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but (de | δέ | conj) you have made it a den of robbers.” |
| Luke 19:47 | He began to teach daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy him, |
| Luke 20:3 | He answered, saying to them, “I will also ask you a question, and you must give me the answer: |
| Luke 20:5 | They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ then he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ |
| Luke 20:6 | But (de | δέ | conj) if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.” |
| Luke 20:9 | Then (de | δέ | conj) he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenants; then he went away for quite some time. |
| Luke 20:10 | When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants so that they might give him his share of the produce of the vineyard; but (de | δέ | conj) the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. |
| Luke 20:11 | So he sent another servant; but (de | δέ | conj) they beat that one as well, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. |
| Luke 20:12 | So he sent a third; but (de | δέ | conj) they wounded this one too, and threw him out. |
| Luke 20:13 | Then (de | δέ | conj) the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.’ |
| Luke 20:14 | When the tenants saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ |