Acts 26:25:2Acts.26.25.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
- word
de
- sentence
ho de PAU-los OU MAI-no-mai phê-SEEN KRA-ti-ste PHÊ-ste al-LA a-lê-THEI-as KAI sô-phro-SY-nês RHÊ-ma-ta a-po-phTHENG-go-mai
Exegesis
In the opening article conjunction phrase ho de Paulos {ὁ δὲ Παῦλος | ho dè Paû-los}, the postpositive de transitions contrastively while the article plus proper name sets the discourse topic.
Root and etymology
dōdeka + phylēdelta–omega–delta–epsilon–kappa–alpha; phi–upsilon–lambda–eta
“twelve”
In context — Acts 26:25
But Paul said, “I am not mad , most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and sound judgment.”
About this coordinate
Acts 26:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 26:25, 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.26.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.25.W2.S1) and character.