Acts 18:20:2Acts.18.20.W2TAB

δὲ

de

and

Transliteration
de
Extended
deh
IPA
/de/

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

    e-rô-TON-tôn de au-TÔN e-PI PLEI-o-na KHRÓ-non MEI-nai ouk e-PE-neu-sen

Exegesis

The verse is structured around a genitive absolute construction, erōtōntōn de autōn {ἐρωτώντων δὲ αὐτῶν | erōtṓn-tōn de autôn} ‘while they were requesting’, which sets a temporal and circumstantial backdrop to the main action.

The conjunction de {δέ | dé} marks a mild contrast or continuation from the preceding narrative.

Root and etymology

delphusdelta epsilon lambda phi upsilon sigma

womb

In contextActs 18:20

But when they requested that he remain for a longer time , he did not consent .

About this coordinate

Acts 18:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 18:20, 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.18.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.20.W2.S1) and character.