Acts 12:13:2Acts.12.13.W2TAB

δὲ

de

and

Transliteration
DE
Extended
DEH
IPA
/ˈde/

Meaning by language

English
and

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    DE

  2. sentence

    KROU-san-tos DE au-TOU tên THY-ran TOU py-LO-nos pro-SÊL-the pai-DIS-kê hy-pa-KOU-sai o-NO-ma-ti HRO-dê

Exegesis

The verse opens with the genitive absolute construction krousantos de autou {κρούσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ | kroú-santos dè au-toû} “while he was knocking,” establishing a temporal background for the main action.

Root and etymology

adelphosalpha delta epsilon lambda phi omicron sigma

brother, from the same family

In contextActs 12:13

While he was knocking at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came forward to answer.

About this coordinate

Acts 12:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 12:13, so the Greek word δὲ (de) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.12.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.12.13.W2.S1) and character.