Acts 19:27:3Acts.19.27.W3TAB

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

    ou MO-non de TOU-to kin-dy-NEU-ei hê-MEEN to ME-ros eis a-pe-leg-MON el-THEIN al-LA KAI to tês me-GA-lês the-AS ar-TE-mi-dos hi-e-RON eis ou-THEN lo-gis-THÊ-nai MEL-lein te KAI ka-thai-reis-THAI tês me-ga-lei-O-tê-tos au-TÊS hên HO-lê hê a-SI-a KAI hê oi-kou-ME-nê SE-be-tai

Exegesis

The verse opens with the adversative pairing ou monon de touto {οὐ μόνον δὲ τοῦτο | ou mónon dè toû-to} “not only this,” which anticipates the balancing phrase alla kai {ἀλλὰ καὶ | allà kaí} “but also,” forming a coordinated “not only... but also...” construction that frames two related dangers.

Root and etymology

roots duodelta–upsilon–omicron

twelve, two plus ten

In contextActs 19:27

Not only is this part of ours in danger of falling into disgrace, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be reckoned as nothing and is about to be deposed from her magnificence —she whom all Asia and the inhabited world worship .

About this coordinate

Acts 19:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 19:27, 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.19.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.27.W3.S1) and character.