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

1 Timothy 2:12 but (de | δέ | conj) I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to be in quietness.
1 Timothy 2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but (de | δέ | conj) the woman, having been deceived, has come into transgression;
1 Timothy 2:15 but (de | δέ | conj) she will be saved through childbearing, if they remain in faith and love and holiness, with modesty.
1 Timothy 3:5 (for (de | δέ | conj) if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?),
1 Timothy 3:7 And (de | δέ | conj) it is also necessary for an overseer to have a good reputation with those outside, lest he fall into reproach, which is the snare of the devil.
1 Timothy 3:10 And (de | δέ | conj) they should also be tested first; then let them serve if they are found above reproach.
1 Timothy 3:15 but (de | δέ | conj) if I wait, so that you may know how it is necessary for people to conduct themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.
1 Timothy 4:1 Now (de | δέ | conj) the Spirit clearly says that in the last times some of the faith will apostasize by being devoted to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
1 Timothy 4:7 But (de | δέ | conj) reject the profane and silly myths; rather (de | δέ | conj) train yourself for godliness;
1 Timothy 4:8 for bodily exercise is of value for a little while, but (de | δέ | conj) godliness is of value for all things because it holds a promise for the present life and for the coming life.
1 Timothy 5:4 But (de | δέ | conj) if a certain widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn to show godliness first to their own household and to make some return to their parents; for this is pleasing before God.
1 Timothy 5:5 But (de | δέ | conj) the true widow, who has been left totally alone, has set her hope on God and continues in entreaties and prayers night and day.
1 Timothy 5:6 But (de | δέ | conj) the one who has lived for pleasure, even though living, has died.
1 Timothy 5:8 But (de | δέ | conj) if anyone does not care for his own, especially his household members, he has disowned the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Timothy 5:11 But (de | δέ | conj) refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry
1 Timothy 5:13 But (de | δέ | conj) at the same time they also learn to be idlers, flitting about among houses, but (de | δέ | conj) not only idlers but also gossips and busybodies, speaking about things that they should not.
1 Timothy 5:24 The sins of some people are conspicuous, going before them into judgment, but (de | δέ | conj) they also follow after some.
1 Timothy 6:2 And (de | δέ | conj) let those who have believing masters not despise them because they are brothers; rather, let them serve all the more since those benefiting from their act of kindness are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these things.
1 Timothy 6:6 Now (de | δέ | conj) godliness with contentment is great profit.
1 Timothy 6:8 but (de | δέ | conj) having food and clothing, with these we will be content.
1 Timothy 6:9 But (de | δέ | conj) those wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful passions that plunge the people into ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:11 But (de | δέ | conj) you, man of God, flee these things and (de | δέ | conj) pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.
2 Timothy 1:5 because I remember your sincere faith, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and (de | δέ | conj) I am confident that it is also in you.
2 Timothy 1:10 but (de | δέ | conj) now has been made known through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, on the one hand, in order to abolish death and (de | δέ | conj), on (de | δέ | conj) the (de | δέ | conj) other (de | δέ | conj), to bring to light life and incorruptibility through the gospel,
2 Timothy 2:5 Likewise, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive a wreath unless he competes lawfully.
2 Timothy 2:16 But (de | δέ | conj) shun the unholy chatter, for they will advance into greater and greater ungodliness
2 Timothy 2:20 And (de | δέ | conj) in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, that is, some for honor and (de | δέ | particle) others for dishonor.
2 Timothy 2:22 So (de | δέ | conj) flee youthful passions and (de | δέ | conj) pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a clean heart.
2 Timothy 2:23 But (de | δέ | conj) avoid the foolish and uneducated speculations, knowing that they breed quarrels.
2 Timothy 2:24 But (de | δέ | conj) it is necessary that a servant of the Lord not be quarrelsome but be gentle to all, skilled in teaching, patient even in the midst of evil,
2 Timothy 3:1 But (de | δέ | conj) take note of this, that in the last days there will be difficult times;
2 Timothy 3:5 having the appearance of godliness but (de | δέ | conj) denying its power; and so avoid these people.
2 Timothy 3:8 But (de | δέ | conj) just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men are opposing the truth, men who have been corrupted in the mind, worthless concerning the faith.
2 Timothy 3:10 But (de | δέ | conj) you followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed (de | δέ | conj) also all wishing to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
2 Timothy 3:13 while (de | δέ | conj) wicked people and impostors will advance from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
2 Timothy 3:14 But (de | δέ | conj) you, remain in what you have learned and have been convinced of, knowing from whom you learned
2 Timothy 4:4 and they will turn away from listening to the truth and (de | δέ | conj) wander off into the myths.
2 Timothy 4:5 But (de | δέ | conj) you, be clear-minded in everything. Suffer evil. Do the work of an evangelist. Complete your ministry.
2 Timothy 4:8 Now is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that Day, but (de | δέ | conj) not only to me but also to everyone who has loved his appearing.
2 Timothy 4:12 And (de | δέ | conj) I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
2 Timothy 4:17 But (de | δέ | conj) the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fulfilled, namely, all the Gentiles might hear, and I was rescued from the mouth of a lion.
2 Timothy 4:20 Erastus remained in Corinth, and (de | δέ | conj) I left Trophimus behind in Miletus because he was sick.
Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God and (de | δέ | conj) an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of the elect of God and the knowledge of the truth that produces godliness,
Titus 1:3 and (de | δέ | conj) revealed his word at the proper time in the proclamation, with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior,
Titus 1:15 All things are clean to the clean, but (de | δέ | conj) to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is clean, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.
Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but (de | δέ | conj) by their deeds they deny him, being abominable and disobedient and worthless for any good work.
Titus 2:1 But (de | δέ | conj) you, speak what is fitting for healthy teaching.
Titus 3:4 But (de | δέ | conj) when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,
Titus 3:9 But (de | δέ | conj) shun foolish speculations and genealogies and strife and quarrels about the law, for they are harmful and useless.

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