Acts 20:17:2Acts.20.17.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
- and
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
a-PO de tês mi-LEE-tou PEM-psas eis E-phe-son me-te-ka-LE-sa-to tous pres-by-TE-rous tês ek-klê-SI-as
Exegesis
apo de tes Miletou {Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς Μιλήτου | apo de tes Milḗtou} ‘from Miletus’ opens with a prepositional phrase marking Paul’s location and uses the conjunction de as a connective.
Root and etymology
speudosigma–pi–epsilon–upsilon–delta–omega
“to hurry, make haste”
In context — Acts 20:17
From Miletus, having sent to Ephesus , he summoned the elders of the church.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 20:17, 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.20.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.17.W2.S1) and character.