Acts 19:9:2Acts.19.9.W2TAB
δέ
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
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DE
- sentence
hôs DE TI-nes e-sklê-RY-non-to KAI ê-PEI-thoun ka-ko-lo-GOUN-tes tên ho-DON e-NÔ-pi-on tou PLÊ-thous a-po-STAS ap au-TÔN a-PHÔ-ri-sen tous ma-thê-TAS kath hê-ME-ran di-a-le-GO-me-nos en têi skho-LÊI Ty-RAN-nou
Exegesis
The verse opens with hos de {ὡς δέ | hōs dé} introducing a temporal clause that also carries a mild adversative force, setting a contrast with the preceding positive response to teaching.
Root and etymology
roots duodelta–upsilon–omicron
“twelve, two plus ten”
In context — Acts 19:9
But when some were being hardened and were not believing, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he withdrew from them and separated the disciples, discussing daily in the school of Tyrannus .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 19:9, so the Greek word δέ (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.19.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.9.W2.S1) and character.