Acts 20:5:2Acts.20.5.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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The word
Word in context
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de
- sentence
HOU-toi de pro-sel-THON-tes E-me-non hê-MAS en trô-A-di
Exegesis
The postpositive particle de {δέ | dé} signals a mild transition in the storyline, often rendered “but” or “and” in English.
Root and etymology
speudosigma–pi–epsilon–upsilon–delta–omega
“to hurry, make haste”
In context — Acts 20:5
But these men , having gone ahead, were waiting for us in Troas .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 20:5, 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.20.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.5.W2.S1) and character.