Acts 27:33:2Acts.27.33.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“and”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DEH
- IPA
- /de/
Meaning by language
- English
- and
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
A-khri DE hou hê-ME-ra Ê-me-llen GI-neS-thai pa-re-KA-lei ho PAU-los HA-pan-tas me-ta-la-BEIN tro-PHÊS LE-gōn teS-sa-res-kai-de-KA-tên SÊ-me-ron hê-ME-ran pros-do-KÔN-tes A-si-toi di-a-te-LEI-te mê-THEN pros-la-BO-me-noi
Exegesis
The temporal clause achri de hou hēmera ēmellen ginesthai {Ἄχρι δὲ οὗ ἡμέρα ἤμελλεν γίνεσθαι | Ákhri dè hoû hēméra ḗmellen gínesthai} functions as a subordinating temporal conjunction indicating imminent dawn, with ēmellen plus the infinitive gínesthai emphasizing the nearness of the new day.
Root and etymology
desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma
“bond, chain”
In context — Acts 27:33
As the new day was on the verge of dawning, Paul urged them all to eat , saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have endured suspense and gone without food, taking nothing.”
About this coordinate
Acts 27:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 27:33, 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.27.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.33.W2.S1) and character.