Acts 27:18:2Acts.27.18.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

    spho-DRÔS de khei-ma-dzo-ME-nōn hê-MON tê hek-SÊS ek-bo-LÊN e-poi-OUN-to

Exegesis

The postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} ‘but; and’ links this clause to the preceding narrative, indicating a continuation rather than contrast.

Root and etymology

desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma

bond, chain

In contextActs 27:18

But as we were being violently storm-tossed , on the next day they began to jettison the cargo .

About this coordinate

Acts 27:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 27:18, 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.27.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.18.W2.S1) and character.