Acts 20:5:2Acts.20.5.W2TAB

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

    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 contextActs 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.