Acts 25:21:2Acts.25.21.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
tou de PAU-lou e-pi-ka-le-sa-ME-nou tê-rê-THÊ-nai au-TON eis tên tou se-bas-TOU di-AG-nō-sin e-KE-leu-sa tê-REIS-thai au-TON HE-ōs hou a-na-PEMP-sō au-TON pros KAI-sa-ra
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the particle de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’, marking a contrast with the preceding context.
It then uses a genitive absolute construction, tou de Paulou epikalesamenou {τοῦ δὲ Παύλου ἐπικαλεσαμένου | toû dè Paúlou epikalesaménou} ‘when Paul had appealed’, which provides background circumstance independent of the main clause.
Root and etymology
deiknymidelta–epsilon–iota–kappa–nu–upsilon–mu–iota
“to show, prove”
In context — Acts 25:21
But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the Emperor , I ordered him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 25:21, 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.25.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.21.W2.S1) and character.