Acts 19:2:11Acts.19.2.W11TAB
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
- word
de
- sentence
EI-pen te pros au-TOUS ei PNEU-ma HA-gi-on e-LA-be-te pi-STEUS-san-tes hoi de pros au-TON al oud ei PNEU-ma HA-gi-on ES-tin ê-KOU-sa-men
Exegesis
In the reply, hoi de {οἱ δὲ | hoi dè} ‘but they’ contrasts with Paul, and pros auton {πρὸς αὐτὸν | pròs au-tón} ‘to him’ shows the direction of their response.
Root and etymology
roots duodelta–upsilon–omicron
“twelve, two plus ten”
In context — Acts 19:2
And he asked them, “When you believed , did you receive the Holy Spirit ?” They replied, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 19:2, 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.19.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.2.W11.S1) and character.