Acts 21:40:2Acts.21.40.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
- and
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
- sentence
e-pi-TRE-psan-tos de au-TOU ho PAU-los hes-TÔS e-PI tôn a-na-bath-MÔN ka-TE-sei-se têi khei-RI tôi la-ÔI pol-LÊS de si-GÊS ge-no-ME-nês pro-se-phÔ-nê-sen têi he-bra-I-di di-a-LEK-tôi LE-gōn
Exegesis
The verse opens with the genitive absolute construction epitrepsantos de autou {ἐπιτρέψαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ | epitrépsantos de autoû} ‘when he had permitted’, setting a temporal backdrop.
A second genitive absolute, pollēs de sigēs genomenēs {πολλῆς δὲ σιγῆς γενομένης | pollês de sigês genomenês} ‘when a great silence had come about’, marks the effect of his gesture and introduces the speech event.
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“brother, kin”
In context — Acts 21:40
When he had granted permission, Paul stood on the steps and signaled with his hand to the people. When a great silence came, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,
About this coordinate
Acts 21:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 21:40, 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.21.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.40.W2.S1) and character.