Acts 21:12:2Acts.21.12.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

    hōs de ê-KOU-sa-men TAU-ta pa-re-ka-LOU-men hê-MEIS te KAI hoi en-TO-pi-oi tou mê a-na-BAI-nein au-TON eis i-e-rou-sa-LÊM

Exegesis

The verse opens with the temporal conjunction hos de {ὡς δὲ | hōs dè} ‘but when,’ setting the scene for the response.

Root and etymology

adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma

brother, kin

In contextActs 21:12

When we heard these things, both we and the local people urged him not to go up to Jerusalem .

About this coordinate

Acts 21:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 21:12, 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.21.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.12.W2.S1) and character.