Acts 18:27:2Acts.18.27.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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de
- sentence
bou-lo-ME-nou de au-TOU di-el-THEIN eis tên a-kha-I-an pro-trep-SA-me-noi hoi a-del-PHOI E-gra-psan tois ma-thê-TAIS a-po-DEK-sas-thai au-TON hos pa-ra-ge-NO-me-nos sy-ne-BA-le-to po-LY tois pe-pi-steu-KO-sin di-A tês KHA-ri-tos
Exegesis
The dative phrase tois mathētais {τοῖς μαθηταῖς | toîs ma-thē-taîs} ‘to the disciples’ marks the recipients of the letter, and the infinitive apodexasthai {ἀποδέξασθαι | a-po-dé-xas-thai} ‘to welcome’ conveys the desired response.
Root and etymology
delphdelta–epsilon–lambda–phi
“brother, sibling”
In context — Acts 18:27
When he wanted to cross into Achaia , the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. After he arrived, he provided considerable assistance to those who had believed through the grace.
About this coordinate
Acts 18:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 18:27, 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.18.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.27.W2.S1) and character.