Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

δέ

Vocabulary form: 
dev
Definition: 

but, and

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 ....

Mnemonics

The debut of the Andes mountain climber!

I watched | de | movie, | but | I didn't read | de | book.

Biblical Concordance

Luke 9:43 And (de | δέ | conj) all were astonished at the majesty of God. While they were all still marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,
Luke 9:45 But (de | δέ | conj) they did not understand this saying. It was concealed from them, so that they might not understand it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
Luke 9:46 An argument arose among them as to which of them might be the greatest.
Luke 9:47 But (de | δέ | conj) Jesus, aware of the reasoning of their heart, took a child, had him stand at his side,
Luke 9:49 Answering, John said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow you with us.”
Luke 9:50 Jesus said to him, “Do not try to stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.”
Luke 9:51 Now (de | δέ | conj) when the days of his ascension drew near, Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem.
Luke 9:54 Seeing this, his disciples James and John said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”
Luke 9:55 But (de | δέ | conj) he turned and rebuked them,
Luke 9:58 Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but (de | δέ | conj) the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
Luke 9:59 He said to another person, “Follow me.” But (de | δέ | conj) that one said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
Luke 9:60 Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But (de | δέ | conj) you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but (de | δέ | conj) first allow me to say good-bye to those at my home.”
Luke 9:62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Luke 10:1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
Luke 10:2 And (de | δέ | conj) he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but (de | δέ | conj) the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.
Luke 10:5 In whichever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’
Luke 10:6 And if there is a son of peace there, your peace will rest upon him; but (de | δέ | conj) if not, it will return to you.
Luke 10:7 Remain in that house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
Luke 10:10 In whichever town you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,
Luke 10:16 “The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and (de | δέ | conj) the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
Luke 10:17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”
Luke 10:18 He said to them, “I saw Satan as he fell, like a bolt of lightening from the sky.
Luke 10:20 However, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but (de | δέ | conj) rejoice that your names have been recorded in heaven.”
Luke 10:26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”
Luke 10:27 In answer he said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your life, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
Luke 10:28 Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
Luke 10:29 But (de | δέ | conj) he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:31 Now (de | δέ | conj) by chance a priest was going down by that way and, when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luke 10:32 So too a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
Luke 10:33 But (de | δέ | conj) a Samaritan who was traveling came to where he was, and when he saw him, was moved with compassion for him.
Luke 10:34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then (de | δέ | conj) he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Luke 10:37 He said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” And (de | δέ | conj) Jesus said to him, “Go, and you do the same.”
Luke 10:38 Now (de | δέ | conj) as they continued on their way, Jesus entered a certain village, and (de | δέ | conj) a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest.
Luke 10:40 But (de | δέ | conj) Martha was distracted by a lot of preparation. She burst in and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.”
Luke 10:41 But (de | δέ | conj) in answer the Lord said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,
Luke 10:42 but (de | δέ | conj) only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the most important thing, which will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 11:2 He said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, may your name be held in honor; may your reign begin.
Luke 11:11 What father among you, should his son ask for a fish, will instead of a fish, give him a snake?
Luke 11:14 One day Jesus was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon came out, the speechless man spoke and the people were amazed.
Luke 11:15 But (de | δέ | conj) some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he casts out demons!”
Luke 11:16 Others, to test him, kept demanding from him a sign from heaven.
Luke 11:17 But (de | δέ | conj) he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided against a house falls.
Luke 11:18 And (de | δέ | conj) if Satan also has been divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that by Beelzebul I cast out demons.
Luke 11:19 And (de | δέ | conj) if by Beelzebul I cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
Luke 11:20 But (de | δέ | conj) if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Luke 11:22 but (de | δέ | conj) when one stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away his armor in which he has placed his trust and divides up spoil.
Luke 11:27 While he was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you, and the breasts that nursed you!”
Luke 11:28 But (de | δέ | conj) he said, “On the contrary, blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Luke 11:29 As the crowds were getting larger, Jesus began to say, “This generation is an evil generation; it looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

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