Acts 25:7:2Acts.25.7.W2TAB
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
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pa-ra-ge-no-ME-nou de au-TOU pe-ri-E-stê-san au-TON hoi a-PO hi-e-ro-so-LY-mōn ka-ta-be-bê-KO-tes i-ou-da-I-oi pol-LA kai ba-RE-a ai-ti-O-ma-ta ka-ta-PHE-ron-tes ha ouk IS-khy-on a-po-DEI-ksai
Exegesis
The verse opens with the genitive absolute paragenomenou de autou {παραγενομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ | paragenoménou dè autoû} ‘when he had arrived,’ where the pronoun autou refers to Paul being brought before the governor, functioning as a temporal clause that introduces the narrative action.
Root and etymology
deiknymidelta–epsilon–iota–kappa–nu–upsilon–mu–iota
“to show, prove”
In context — Acts 25:7
When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious accusations against him, which they were not able to prove.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 25:7, 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.25.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.7.W2.S1) and character.