Acts 20:8:2Acts.20.8.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

    Ê-san de lam-PA-des hi-ka-NAI en tôi hy-pe-RÔ-iôi hou Ê-men sy-nêg-ME-noi

Exegesis

The clause opens with esan de {ἦσαν δὲ | ē-san de} functioning as a narrative connective, linking this description to the preceding scene while introducing a new circumstance.

Root and etymology

speudosigma–pi–epsilon–upsilon–delta–omega

to hurry, make haste

In contextActs 20:8

Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we had been gathered together .

About this coordinate

Acts 20:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 20:8, 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.20.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.8.W2.S1) and character.