Acts 24:17:3Acts.24.17.W3TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- de
- Extended
- deh
- IPA
- /de/
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
- sentence
di e-TON de plei-O-nōn e-le-ê-mo-SY-nas poi-Ê-sōn eis to E-thnos mou pa-re-ge-NO-mēn kai pros-pho-RAS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase di eton de pleionon {διʼ ἐτῶν δὲ πλειόνων | di e-tôn de plei-ṓ-nōn}, where di with the genitive eton expresses duration “through years,” and the comparative adjective pleionon heightens this as “many years,” emphasizing a long interval before Paul’s return. The conjunction de marks a mild transition within Paul’s defense speech, linking this statement to what precedes.
Root and etymology
dechomaidé-kho-mai
“to receive”
In context — Acts 24:17
But after many years I came to bring alms to my nation and offerings.
About this coordinate
Acts 24:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 24:17, 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.24.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.17.W3.S1) and character.