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δέ

Vocabulary form: 
dev
Definition: 

but, and

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.

Verse: 

“δέ a second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matt 22:39)

“You are the salt of the earth, δέ if salt has lost its taste, how will it be made salty again?” (Matt 5:13)

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

Submitted by JamesAH on Wed, 2017-10-25 20:58

The debut of the Andes mountain climber!

Submitted by AWOL on Thu, 2018-08-30 11:35

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

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.”

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