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
| Acts 21:40 | And (de | δέ | conj) when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people. And (de | δέ | conj) when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying: |
| Acts 22:2 | And (de | δέ | conj) when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he said: |
| Acts 22:3 | “I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but (de | δέ | conj) brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the strictness of the ancestral law, being zealous for God just as you all are today. |
| Acts 22:6 | As I journeyed and came near to Damascus, about noon suddenly out of heaven there flashed a brilliant light all around me. |
| Acts 22:8 | And (de | δέ | conj) I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ |
| Acts 22:9 | Now (de | δέ | conj) those who were with me saw the light but (de | δέ | conj) did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me. |
| Acts 22:10 | And (de | δέ | conj) I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And (de | δέ | conj) the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go on into Damascus, and there it will be told you about all that has been assigned to you to do.’ |
| Acts 22:11 | Since I could not see due to the brilliance of that light, being led by the hand by those who were with me, I went to Damascus. |
| Acts 22:12 | “Then (de | δέ | conj) a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, |
| Acts 22:14 | And (de | δέ | conj) he said, ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth. |
| Acts 22:17 | When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance |
| Acts 22:22 | They listened to him until this word, but then they raised their voices saying, saying “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not right for him to live!” |
| Acts 22:25 | But (de | δέ | conj) when they had stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” |
| Acts 22:26 | When the centurion heard this, he went and reported to the commanding officer, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.” |
| Acts 22:27 | The commanding officer came to him and said, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” He replied, “Yes.” |
| Acts 22:28 | The commanding officer answered, “I obtained this citizenship with a large sum of money.” Paul answered, “But (de | δέ | conj) I was even born one.” |
| Acts 22:29 | Immediately those who were about to examine him drew back from him; and the commanding officer was afraid, realizing that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him. |
| Acts 22:30 | But (de | δέ | conj) on the next day, wanting to know for sure what was the accusation being made against him by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them. |
| Acts 23:1 | Looking intently at the council, Paul said, “My brothers, I have lived in all good conscience before God up to this day.” |
| Acts 23:2 | At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike him on the mouth. |
| Acts 23:4 | Those standing near him said, “Dare you insult God’s high priest?” |
| Acts 23:6 | Now (de | δέ | conj) when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and (de | δέ | conj) the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is regarding my hope of a resurrection for the dead that I am on trial.” |
| Acts 23:7 | When he said this, an argument broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. |
| Acts 23:8 | (For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel nor spirit, but (de | δέ | particle) the Pharisees confess them all.) |
| Acts 23:9 | Then (de | δέ | conj) there arose a great uproar, and certain of the scribes of the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested vigorously, saying, “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?” |
| Acts 23:10 | And (de | δέ | conj) when the argument became violent, the commanding officer, afraid that Paul would be torn apart by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks. |
| Acts 23:11 | The following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so must you also testify in Rome.” |
| Acts 23:12 | When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. |
| Acts 23:13 | There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. |
| Acts 23:15 | So now you and the council give notice to the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as though you were going to examine his case more accurately; and (de | δέ | conj) we will be ready to kill him before he gets there.” |
| Acts 23:16 | But (de | δέ | conj) when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he went and entered the barracks and reported it to Paul. |
| Acts 23:17 | Then (de | δέ | conj) Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to report to him.” |
| Acts 23:19 | The commanding officer took him by the hand, drew him aside and asked, “What is it that you have to report to me?” |
| Acts 23:20 | And (de | δέ | conj) he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down tomorrow to the council, as though the case against him was going to be examined more closely. |
| Acts 23:29 | I found him accused in regard to questions of their law, but (de | δέ | conj) with no charge deserving death or imprisonment. |
| Acts 23:30 | And (de | δέ | conj) when it was disclosed to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ordering his accusers also to speak against him to you.” |
| Acts 23:32 | The next day they let the horsemen go on with him, and they returned to the barracks. |
| Acts 23:34 | When he had read the letter, he asked from what province he was. Learning that he was from Cilicia, |
| Acts 24:1 | And (de | δέ | conj) after five days the high priest Ananias went down with some elders and a prosecuting attorney, one Tertullus; and they laid before the governor their case against Paul. |
| Acts 24:2 | And (de | δέ | conj) when he was summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: “Since we have enjoyed a long period of peace through your rule, and since reforms are being made in the nation by your foresight, |
| Acts 24:4 | But (de | δέ | conj), that I may not detain you any longer, I beg you to hear us briefly in your kindness. |
| Acts 24:9 | And (de | δέ | conj) the Jews also joined the attack, saying that it was so. |
| Acts 24:14 | But (de | δέ | conj) this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, thus I worship the God of our fathers, believing all things that are according to the Law and written in the Prophets, |
| Acts 24:17 | “Now (de | δέ | conj), after several years, I came to my people bringing gifts for the poor and presenting offerings, |
| Acts 24:19 | But (de | δέ | conj) there are some Jews from Asia who ought to be here before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me. |
| Acts 24:22 | But (de | δέ | conj) Felix, knowing more exactly the facts concerning the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the commanding officer comes down, I will decide your case.” |
| Acts 24:24 | After some days Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. |
| Acts 24:25 | And (de | δέ | conj) as he reasoned with him about righteousness and self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, “For the present go away, but (de | δέ | conj) when I find time I will send for you.” |
| Acts 24:27 | When two years had passed, Felix was replaced by Porcius Festus, and wanting to curry favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison. |
| Acts 25:4 | So then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea but (de | δέ | conj) that he himself intended to go there shortly. |