Acts 24:7:2Acts.24.7.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

    pa-rel-THÔN de ly-SI-as ho khi-li-AR-khos me-TA pol-LÊS BI-as ek tôn khei-RÔN hê-MON a-PÊ-ga-gen

Exegesis

The aorist participle parelthon {παρελθὼν | pa-rel-thôn} “having come alongside” precedes the main verb, and the adversative conjunction de {δέ | dé} “but” introduces contrast.

Root and etymology

dechomaidé-kho-mai

to receive

In contextActs 24:7

But Lysias the commander came on the scene and, with much violence , took him away from our hands.

About this coordinate

Acts 24:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 24:7, 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.24.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.7.W2.S1) and character.