Acts 17:18:2Acts.17.18.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
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ti-NES de kai tôn e-pi-kou-REI-ōn kai sto-i-KÔN phi-lo-SO-phōn sy-NE-ba-llon au-TÔI KAI TI-nes E-le-gon TI AN THE-loi ho sper-mo-LO-gos HOU-tos LE-gein hoi DE KSE-nōn dai-mo-NI-ōn do-KEI ka-taŋ-ge-LEUS EI-nai HO-ti ton ee-ay-SOON kai tên a-NA-sta-sin eu-êŋ-ge-LI-ze-to
Exegesis
The verse opens with a subject-plus-partitive-genitive construction: tines de kai tōn Epikoureion kai Stoikōn philosophōn syneballon autō {τινὲς δὲ καὶ τῶν Ἐπικουρείων καὶ Στοϊκῶν φιλοσόφων συνέβαλλον αὐτῷ | tinès dè kai tōn Epikoureíōn kai Stoïkôn philosophōn sunéballon autô}. The indefinites tines “some” frame a subset drawn “from among” the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers, with the genitives indicating the philosophical schools as larger groups. The imperfect syneballon portrays ongoing or repeated engagement, best understood here as sustained discussion or debate, with autō in the dative marking Paul as the interlocutor.
A contrasting group is then introduced with hoi de {οἱ δέ | hoí dé} “but others,” followed by Xenōn daimoniōn dokei katangelēus einai {Ξένων δαιμονίων δοκεῖ καταγγελεὺς εἶναι | Xénōn daimoníōn dokeî katangeléus eînai}. The genitive Xenōn daimoniōn functions as an objective genitive related to katangelēus, characterizing him as “a proclaimer of foreign divinities.” The verb dokei “seems” presents this as the group’s evaluative judgment rather than an established fact. The infinitive einai links dokei with the predicate nominative katangelēus, forming a “seems to be X” construction that captures accusation plus uncertainty. The placement of Xenōn “foreign” before daimoniōn “divinities” foregrounds the perceived strangeness of Paul’s message in the Athenian religious context.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–iota–alpha–delta–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to travel through, go along a way”
In context — Acts 17:18
But some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were saying, “What might this babbler wish to say?” but others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign divinities ,” because he was proclaiming Jesus and the resurrection.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 17:18, 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.17.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.18.W2.S1) and character.