Acts 27:16:2Acts.27.16.W2TAB

δέ

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

    nê-SI-on DE ti hy-po-dra-MON-tes ka-LOU-me-non KAU-da is-KHY-sa-men MO-lis pe-ri-kra-TEIS ge-NES-thai tês SKA-phês

Exegesis

The sentence begins with nēsion {νησίον | nē-sí-on} ‘small island’, followed by de {δέ | dé} as a mild narrative connector and ti {τι | tí} ‘a certain’ to introduce an unspecified location.

Root and etymology

desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma

bond, chain

In contextActs 27:16

And running under a small island called Cauda, we were barely able to gain control of the boat.

About this coordinate

Acts 27:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 27:16, so the Greek word δέ (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.27.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.16.W2.S1) and character.