Acts 27:13:2Acts.27.13.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

    hy-po-pneu-SAN-tos de NO-tou DOX-an-tes tês pro-THE-se-ōs ke-kra-tê-KE-nai A-ran-tes AS-son pa-re-LE-gon-to tēn KRÊ-tēn

Exegesis

The postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dé} ‘but’ connects this favorable change to earlier difficulty.

Root and etymology

desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma

bond, chain

In contextActs 27:13

When the south wind began to blow gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose , they weighed anchor and sailed along close to Crete .

About this coordinate

Acts 27:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 27:13, 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.27.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.13.W2.S1) and character.