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
| Matthew 13:11 | He answered them, saying, “Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but (de | δέ | conj) to them it has not been given. |
| Matthew 13:12 | For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance; but (de | δέ | conj) from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. |
| Matthew 13:16 | But (de | δέ | conj) blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. |
| Matthew 13:20 | As (de | δέ | conj) for (de | δέ | conj) the one who was sown on rocky places, this is the one who hears the message and immediately receives it with joy; |
| Matthew 13:21 | yet (de | δέ | conj) he has no root in himself but lasts only a short time, and (de | δέ | conj) when suffering or persecution arises on account of the message, immediately he falls away. |
| Matthew 13:22 | As (de | δέ | conj) for (de | δέ | conj) the one who was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the message, but worldly anxiety and the deception of wealth choke the message and it becomes unfruitful. |
| Matthew 13:23 | As (de | δέ | conj) for (de | δέ | conj) the one who was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the message and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and (de | δέ | particle) some thirty.” |
| Matthew 13:25 | But (de | δέ | conj) while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. |
| Matthew 13:26 | When the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. |
| Matthew 13:27 | And (de | δέ | conj) the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Why then does it have weeds?’ |
| Matthew 13:28 | And (de | δέ | conj) he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ And (de | δέ | conj) the servants said to him, ‘So do you want us to go and gather them?’ |
| Matthew 13:29 | But (de | δέ | conj) he replied, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you uproot the wheat along with them. |
| Matthew 13:30 | Let both grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the harvesters, “First gather the weeds and bind them into bundles to be burned, then (de | δέ | conj) gather the wheat into my barn.”’” |
| Matthew 13:32 | It is the smallest of all the seeds; but (de | δέ | conj) when it is grown, it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.” |
| Matthew 13:37 | And (de | δέ | conj) he answered, saying, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; |
| Matthew 13:38 | and (de | δέ | conj) the field is the world; and (de | δέ | conj) as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and (de | δέ | conj) the weeds are the sons of the evil one; |
| Matthew 13:39 | and (de | δέ | conj) the enemy who sowed them is the devil; and (de | δέ | conj) the harvest is the end of the age; and (de | δέ | conj) the harvesters are the angels. |
| Matthew 13:46 | and (de | δέ | conj) when he found one pearl of great value, he went away and sold all that he had and bought it. |
| Matthew 13:48 | and when it was full, they pulled it up onto the shore; and they sat down and put the good fish into baskets, but (de | δέ | conj) the bad they threw away. |
| Matthew 13:52 | And (de | δέ | conj) he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house who brings out of his treasure things new and old.” |
| Matthew 13:57 | And they were deeply offended at him. But (de | δέ | conj) Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” |
| Matthew 14:6 | But (de | δέ | conj) when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod. |
| Matthew 14:8 | Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” |
| Matthew 14:13 | Now (de | δέ | conj) when Jesus heard about John, he left there by boat to a deserted place to be alone; but when the crowds heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns. |
| Matthew 14:15 | When evening came, the disciples approached him, saying, “This is a deserted place and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” |
| Matthew 14:16 | But (de | δέ | conj) Jesus said to them, “They have no need to go away; you give them something to eat.” |
| Matthew 14:17 | And (de | δέ | conj) they said to him, “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.” |
| Matthew 14:18 | And (de | δέ | conj) he said, “Bring them here to me.” |
| Matthew 14:19 | Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, said a blessing, and broke the loaves. He gave the loaves to the disciples, and (de | δέ | conj) the disciples gave them to the crowds. |
| Matthew 14:21 | Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who had eaten. |
| Matthew 14:23 | And after sending the crowds away, he went up on the mountainside by himself to pray; and (de | δέ | conj) when evening came, he was there alone. |
| Matthew 14:24 | Meanwhile (de | δέ | conj) the boat, already far from land, was being tossed by the waves, for the wind was against it. |
| Matthew 14:25 | And (de | δέ | conj) in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. |
| Matthew 14:26 | When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were frightened and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. |
| Matthew 14:27 | But (de | δέ | conj) right away Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I! Do not be afraid.” |
| Matthew 14:28 | And (de | δέ | conj) Peter answered him, saying, “Lord, if it is you, tell me to come to you on the water.” |
| Matthew 14:29 | And (de | δέ | conj) he said, “Come!” So Peter got out of the boat, stepped out on the water and headed toward Jesus. |
| Matthew 14:30 | But (de | δέ | conj) when he realized that the wind was blustery, he became afraid; and starting to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” |
| Matthew 14:31 | And (de | δέ | conj) immediately Jesus reached out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” |
| Matthew 14:33 | And (de | δέ | conj) those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” |
| Matthew 15:3 | But (de | δέ | conj) he answered them, saying, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? |
| Matthew 15:5 | But (de | δέ | conj) you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or his mother, “Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift to God,” |
| Matthew 15:8 | ‘This people honors me with their lips, but (de | δέ | conj) their hearts are far from me. |
| Matthew 15:9 | And (de | δέ | conj) in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” |
| Matthew 15:13 | And (de | δέ | conj) he answered, saying, “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up. |
| Matthew 15:14 | Leave them be! They are blind guides. And (de | δέ | conj) if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” |
| Matthew 15:15 | Then (de | δέ | conj) Peter answered him, saying, “Explain this parable to us.” |
| Matthew 15:16 | And (de | δέ | conj) he said, “Are you without understanding even now? |
| Matthew 15:18 | But (de | δέ | conj) the things that go out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person. |
| Matthew 15:20 | These are the things that defile a person, but (de | δέ | conj) to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.” |