Acts 21:1:2Acts.21.1.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“then”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
- then
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
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hôs de e-GHE-ne-to a-na-khTHÊ-nai hê-MAS a-po-spa-STHEN-tas ap au-TÔN eu-thy-dro-MÊ-san-tes ÊL-tho-men eis tên KÔ têi de hek-SÊS eis tên HRO-don ka-KEI-then eis PA-ta-ra
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal clause hos de egeneto {Ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο | Hōs dè egéneto} ‘and when it happened,’ which introduces the main narrative event.
A sequence of prepositional phrases with eis {εἰς | eis} plus accusative objects (tēn Kō, tēn Rhodon, Patara) maps the itinerary, with the dative adverbial phrase tē de hexēs {τῇ δὲ ἑξῆς | tē dè hexēs} ‘on the next day’ marking temporal progression, and kakeithen {κἀκεῖθεν | kakeîthen} ‘and from there’ linking the stages of the journey. The translation preserves this chronological and spatial sequence through clear temporal markers and coordinated phrases.
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“brother, kin”
In context — Acts 21:1
After we had parted from them and put out to sea, we sailed a straight course and reached Cos; on the next day we arrived at Rhodes, and from there at Patara.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 21:1, 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.21.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.1.W2.S1) and character.