For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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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 ....
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 15:23 | But (de | δέ | conj) he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting after us.” |
| Matthew 15:24 | But (de | δέ | conj) he answered, saying, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” |
| Matthew 15:25 | Then (de | δέ | conj) she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me!” |
| Matthew 15:26 | And (de | δέ | conj) he answered, “It is not right to take bread from the children and toss it to the dogs.” |
| Matthew 15:27 | “Yes, Lord,” she said, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” |
| Matthew 15:32 | Then (de | δέ | conj) Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint from exhaustion on the way.” |
| Matthew 15:34 | And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And (de | δέ | conj) they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.” |
| Matthew 15:36 | he took the seven loaves and the fish: and when he had given thanks, he broke them and began distributing them to the disciples, and (de | δέ | conj) the disciples to the crowds. |
| Matthew 15:38 | Not counting women and children, there were four thousand men who had eaten. |
| Matthew 16:2 | And (de | δέ | conj) he answered them, saying, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red’; |
| Matthew 16:3 | and in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but (de | δέ | conj) you cannot evaluate the signs of the times? |
| Matthew 16:6 | Jesus said to them, “Watch out, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” |
| Matthew 16:7 | And (de | δέ | conj) they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “It is because we brought no bread.” |
| Matthew 16:8 | But (de | δέ | conj) when Jesus became aware of this, he said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? |
| Matthew 16:11 | How is it that you do not understand that I was not speaking about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” |
| Matthew 16:13 | Now (de | δέ | conj) when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” |
| Matthew 16:14 | And (de | δέ | conj) they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and (de | δέ | particle) others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” |
| Matthew 16:15 | He said to them, “But (de | δέ | conj) you, who do you say that I am?” |
| Matthew 16:16 | And (de | δέ | conj) Simon Peter answered, saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” |
| Matthew 16:17 | And (de | δέ | conj) Jesus responded, saying to him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven. |
| Matthew 16:18 | And I say to you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. |
| Matthew 16:23 | But (de | δέ | conj) Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my way, because you are not thinking the thoughts of God but those of men.” |
| Matthew 16:25 | For whoever resolves to save his life will lose it; but (d | δ᾿ | conj) whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. |
| Matthew 16:26 | For what advantage will there be for a person if he gains the whole world yet (de | δέ | conj) forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life? |
| Matthew 17:2 | And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and (de | δέ | conj) his clothes became white as light. |
| Matthew 17:4 | And (de | δέ | conj) Peter spoke to Jesus, saying, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters here — one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” |
| Matthew 17:8 | And (de | δέ | conj) when they raised their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone. |
| Matthew 17:11 | He answered, saying, “To be sure, Elijah does come, and he will restore all things. |
| Matthew 17:12 | And (de | δέ | conj) I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.” |
| Matthew 17:17 | Jesus answered, saying, unbelieving and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.” |
| Matthew 17:20 | He said to them, “Because of the poverty of your faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” |
| Matthew 17:22 | While they were still together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, |
| Matthew 17:24 | And (de | δέ | conj) when they arrived at Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?” |
| Matthew 17:26 | And (de | δέ | conj) when he answered, “From outsiders,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are exempt. |
| Matthew 17:27 | But lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin; take it and give it to them for the two of us.” |
| Matthew 18:6 | But (d | δ᾿ | conj) whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and be drowned far out at sea. |
| Matthew 18:8 | “If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into eternal fire. |
| Matthew 18:15 | “If your brother sins, go and point out his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. |
| Matthew 18:16 | But (de | δέ | conj) if he does not listen, take one or two others with you so that every matter may be confirmed on the evidence of two or three witnesses. |
| Matthew 18:17 | If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and (de | δέ | conj) if he refuses to listen even to the church, you are to treat him as a pagan and a tax collector. |
| Matthew 18:24 | And (de | δέ | conj) when he had begun to settle them, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him. |
| Matthew 18:25 | And (de | δέ | conj) since he did not have the means to repay the debt, his master commanded that he be sold along with his wife and children and everything he had, and that payment be made. |
| Matthew 18:27 | Moved with compassion, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. |
| Matthew 18:28 | But (de | δέ | conj) that same servant then went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’ |
| Matthew 18:30 | But (de | δέ | conj) he refused. Instead, he went and threw him in prison until he should pay back the debt. |
| Matthew 19:4 | He answered, saying, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning ‘made them male and female?’” |
| Matthew 19:8 | Jesus replied “Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts; but (de | δέ | conj) it was not that way from the beginning. |
| Matthew 19:9 | But (de | δέ | conj) I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.” |
| Matthew 19:11 | Jesus replied “Not everyone can live as you suggest, but only those to whom it is given. |
| Matthew 19:13 | Then children were brought to Jesus so that he might lay his hands on them and pray, but (de | δέ | conj) the disciples rebuked those who brought them. |
Mnemonics
The debut of the Andes
The debut of the Andes mountain climber!
de mnemonic
I watched | de | movie, | but | I didn't read | de | book.