Acts 14:19:2Acts.14.19.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“but”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
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de
- sentence
e-PEE-lthan de a-PO an-ti-o-khe-IAS kai i-ko-NI-ou i-ou-da-IOI kai PEI-san-tes tous OKH-lous kai li-THA-san-tes ton PAU-lon E-sy-ron EK-sô tês PO-le-ôs no-MI-dzon-tes au-TON te-thnê-KE-nai
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the aorist verb epelthan {Ἐπῆλθαν | Epêl-than} combined with the postpositive de {δὲ | de}, marking a narrative transition, “but then they came.”
In context — Acts 14:19
But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and after persuading the crowds and stoning Paul, they dragged him outside the city, assuming him to be dead.
About this coordinate
Acts 14:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 14:19, 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.14.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.19.W2.S1) and character.