Acts 27:26:3Acts.27.26.W3TAB
δέ
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
eis NÊ-son de TI-na dei hê-MAS ek-pe-SEIN
Exegesis
The postpositive conjunction de {δέ | dé} ‘but; however’ follows, marking a shift.
Root and etymology
deidelta–epsilon–iota
“it is necessary, must”
In context — Acts 27:26
Nevertheless, it is necessary for us to run aground on a certain island .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 27:26, 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.27.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.26.W3.S1) and character.