Acts 25:10:2Acts.25.10.W2TAB
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
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de
- sentence
EI-pen de ho PAU-los e-PI tou BÊ-ma-tos KAI-sa-ros he-STÔS EI-mi hou me DEI KRI-nes-thai i-ou-DAI-ous ou-DEN ê-DI-kê-sa hôs kai sy KAL-li-on e-pi-gi-NÔS-keis
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative introduction eipen de ho Paulos {εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Παῦλος | eîpen dè ho Paû-los} ‘but Paul said’, where the postpositive conjunction de links Paul’s response to the preceding judicial exchange.
Root and etymology
deiknymidelta–epsilon–iota–kappa–nu–upsilon–mu–iota
“to show, prove”
In context — Acts 25:10
But Paul said, “I am standing at Caesar ’s judgment seat , where I ought to be judged; I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know better.”
About this coordinate
Acts 25:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 25:10, 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.25.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.10.W2.S1) and character.