Acts 23:17:2Acts.23.17.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
pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos de ho PAU-los HE-na tôn he-ka-ton-tar-KHÔN E-phê ton ne-a-NI-an TOU-ton A-pa-ge pros ton khi-LI-ar-khon E-khei gar a-pan-GEI-LAI ti au-TÔ
Exegesis
The connective particle de {δὲ | de} links this sentence to the preceding narrative as a mild transitional “but/then.”
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“sibling, one from the same womb”
In context — Acts 23:17
But Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, “Take this young man to the commander , for he has something to report to him.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 23:17, 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.23.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.17.W2.S1) and character.