For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
δέ
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Gloss:
but, and, then, rather
Definition:
a conjunctive particle, marking the superaddition of a clause, whether in opposition or in continuation, to what has preceded, and it may be variously rendered but, on the other hand, and, also, now, etc.; καὶ δέ, when there is a special superaddition in continuation, too, yea, etc. It sometimes is found at the commencement of the apodosis of a sentence, Acts 11:17. It serves also to mark the resumption of an interrupted discourse, 2 Cor. 2:10; Gal. 2:6
Greek-English Concordance for δέ
Acts 7:22 | So Moses was trained in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and (de | δέ | conj) was powerful in his words and deeds. |
Acts 7:23 | “When he was about forty years old, it entered his mind to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel. |
Acts 7:25 | He thought that his brothers would understand that God, by his hand, was granting them deliverance; but (de | δέ | conj) they did not understand. |
Acts 7:27 | But (de | δέ | conj) the one who was trying to injure his neighbor pushed Moses aside, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? |
Acts 7:29 | At this remark, Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he had two sons. |
Acts 7:31 | When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight; and (de | δέ | conj) as he came closer to look at it, there came the voice of the Lord: |
Acts 7:32 | ‘I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And (de | δέ | conj) Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look. |
Acts 7:33 | And (de | δέ | conj) the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground. |
Acts 7:42 | But (de | δέ | conj) God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? |
Acts 7:47 | But (de | δέ | conj) it was Solomon who built a house for him. |
Acts 7:49 | ‘Heaven is my throne, and (de | δέ | conj) earth is the footstool for my feet. What sort of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest? |
Acts 7:54 | Now (de | δέ | conj) when they heard these things, they became furious and ground their teeth at him. |
Acts 7:55 | But (de | δέ | conj) Stephen, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked right into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. |
Acts 7:57 | But (de | δέ | conj) they cried out with a loud voice and covered their ears and rushed together at him. |
Acts 7:60 | And (de | δέ | conj) falling to his knees he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. |
Acts 8:1 | Now (de | δέ | conj) Saul was in agreement with his execution. There arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and (de | δέ | conj) they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. |
Acts 8:2 | Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. |
Acts 8:3 | But (de | δέ | conj) Saul was making havoc of the church; entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison. |
Acts 8:5 | Philip went down to the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming to them the Christ. |
Acts 8:6 | And (de | δέ | conj) with one accord the crowds paid attention to what was being said by Philip as they heard him and saw the signs that he was performing. |
Acts 8:7 | For many of those who had unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out; and (de | δέ | conj) many paralyzed and lame were healed. |
Acts 8:8 | So (de | δέ | conj) there was great joy in that city. |
Acts 8:9 | Now (de | δέ | conj) there was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic in the city and amazing the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was someone great. |
Acts 8:11 | And (de | δέ | conj) they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them by his magic. |
Acts 8:12 | But (de | δέ | conj) when they believed Philip as he preached about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. |
Acts 8:13 | Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he stayed constantly with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles happening, he was amazed. |
Acts 8:14 | Now (de | δέ | conj) when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, |
Acts 8:16 | for he had not yet fallen on any one of them, but (de | δέ | conj) they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. |
Acts 8:18 | But (de | δέ | conj) when Simon saw that it was through the laying on of the hands of the apostles that the Spirit was given, he offered them money, |
Acts 8:20 | But (de | δέ | conj) Peter said to him, “May your silver go with you to destruction, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! |
Acts 8:24 | And (de | δέ | conj) answering, Simon said, “You pray for me to the Lord so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.” |
Acts 8:26 | Now (de | δέ | conj) an angel of the Lord said to Philip, saying, “Rise and go toward the south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. |
Acts 8:29 | And (de | δέ | conj) the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this carriage.” |
Acts 8:30 | So (de | δέ | conj) Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and he said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” |
Acts 8:31 | And (de | δέ | conj) he said, “How could I unless someone guide me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. |
Acts 8:32 | Now (de | δέ | conj) the passage of scripture the man was reading was this: “As a sheep to the slaughter he was led, and as a lamb dumb before its shearer, so he opens not his mouth. |
Acts 8:34 | And (de | δέ | conj) in answer the eunuch said to Philip, “I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” |
Acts 8:35 | Then (de | δέ | conj) Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he announced the good news to him, Jesus. |
Acts 8:36 | And (de | δέ | conj) as they traveled along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?” |
Acts 8:39 | And (de | δέ | conj) when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing. |
Acts 8:40 | But (de | δέ | conj) Philip was found at Azotus; and as he traveled through the area he announced the good news to all the towns, until he came to Caesarea. |
Acts 9:1 | But (de | δέ | conj) Saul, still breathing threat and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest |
Acts 9:3 | As he traveled along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven shone all around him; |
Acts 9:5 | And (de | δέ | conj) he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And (de | δέ | conj) he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. |
Acts 9:7 | The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but (de | δέ | conj) seeing no one. |
Acts 9:8 | So (de | δέ | conj) Saul got up from the ground, but (de | δέ | conj) although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So (de | δέ | conj) they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. |
Acts 9:10 | Now (de | δέ | conj) there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And (de | δέ | conj) he replied, “Here I am, Lord.” |
Acts 9:11 | Then (de | δέ | conj) the Lord told him, “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight,’ and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for even now he is praying, |
Acts 9:13 | But (de | δέ | conj) Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to your saints at Jerusalem. |
Acts 9:15 | But (de | δέ | conj) the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is for me a chosen instrument to carry my name before both Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel, |