Acts 21:6:9Acts.21.6.W9TAB
δὲ
de
“but”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
de
- sentence
a-pê-spa-SA-me-tha al-LÊ-lous KAI e-NE-bê-men eis to PLOI-on e-KEI-noi de hy-PE-stre-psan eis ta I-di-a
Exegesis
An adversative de {δὲ | dè} introduces ekeinoi {ἐκεῖνοι | ekeînoi} ‘those’, shifting subject to describe their action with the aorist hupestrepsan {ὑπέστρεψαν | hupéstrepsan} ‘they returned’.
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“brother, kin”
In context — Acts 21:6
After we had said farewell to one another, we boarded the ship ; but they went back to their own homes.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 21:6, 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.21.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.6.W9.S1) and character.