Acts 27:28:7Acts.27.28.W7TAB
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
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de
- sentence
KAI bo-LI-san-tes HEU-ron or-gy-YAS EI-ko-si bra-KHY de di-a-STÊ-san-tes KAI PA-lin bo-LI-san-tes HEU-ron or-gy-YAS de-ka-PEN-te
Exegesis
Repetition after palin {πάλιν | pá-lin} ’again’ reinforces the methodical verification, and the postpositive de {δέ | dé} ’but’ introduces the contrasting second measurement. This parallel structure conveys the sailors’ systematic seamanship and the imminent risk as the ship nears shore.
Root and etymology
desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma
“bond, chain”
In context — Acts 27:28
They took a sounding and found twenty fathoms; then after advancing a little farther , they sounded again and found fifteen fathoms .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 27:28, 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.27.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.28.W7.S1) and character.