Acts 22:9:2Acts.22.9.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

    hoi DE syn e-MOI ON-tes to MEN PHÔS e-the-A-san-to tên DE phō-NÊN ouk Ê-kou-san tou la-loûn-TOS MOI

Exegesis

The verse begins with the nominative plural phrase hoi de syn emoi ontes {οἱ δὲ σὺν ἐμοὶ ὄντες | hoi dè sýn emoì óntes} ‘but those being with me’, which functions as the subject of both main verbs and highlights Paul’s companions as a distinct group.

The correlative particles men–de {μέν–δὲ | mén–dè} introduce a balanced contrast between what the companions did perceive and what they did not: to men phos etheasanto {τὸ μὲν φῶς ἐθεάσαντο | tó mén phôs etheásanto} ‘on the one hand, they saw the light’ versus ten de phonen ouk ekousan {τὴν δὲ φωνὴν οὐκ ἤκουσαν | tén dè phōnḕn ouk ḗkousan} ‘but, on the other hand, they did not hear the voice’.

Root and etymology

desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma

bond, fetter

In contextActs 22:9

But those who were with me saw the light indeed, but they did not hear the voice of Him who was speaking to me.

About this coordinate

Acts 22:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 22:9, 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.22.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.9.W2.S1) and character.