Acts 19:3:8Acts.19.3.W8TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
de
- sentence
ei-PEN te eis TI oun e-bap-TI-sthê-te hoi de ei-pan eis ton i-ô-AN-nou BAP-tis-ma
Exegesis
The reply shifts to a new speaker marked by hoi de {οἱ δὲ | hoi de} “they, on the other hand,” a common device to signal dialogue.
Root and etymology
roots duodelta–upsilon–omicron
“twelve, two plus ten”
In context — Acts 19:3
And he said to them, “What, then, were you baptized into?” And they said, “Into John’s baptism .”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 19:3, 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.19.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.3.W8.S1) and character.