Acts 21:39:18Acts.21.39.W18TAB
δέ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DEH
- IPA
- /ˈde/
Meaning by language
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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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EI-pen de ho PAU-los e-GÔ AN-thrô-pos MEN EI-mi iou-DAI-os tar-SEUS tês ki-li-KI-as ouk a-SÊ-mou PO-le-ôs po-LI-tês DE-o-mai DE sou e-PI-trep-SON moi la-LÊ-sai pros ton la-ON
Exegesis
The narration opens with eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} “said,” where the postpositive conjunction de {δέ | dé} links the remark to earlier events.
Paul then shifts to a polite entreaty with deomai {δέομαι | dé-o-mai} de {δέ | dé} sou {σου | sou} plus the aorist imperative epitrepson {ἐπίτρεψόν | e-pí-trep-son}, framing “allow” as a humble request.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–epsilon–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to lack, to need, to entreat”
In context — Acts 21:39
But Paul said, “I am a man, a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, and a citizen of no insignificant city. I beseech you; allow me to speak to the crowd .”
About this coordinate
Acts 21:39:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 21:39, so the Greek word δέ (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.21.39.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.39.W18.S1) and character.