Acts 27:43:2Acts.27.43.W2TAB
δὲ
de
“but”
- Transliteration
- DE
- Extended
- DEH
- IPA
- /ˈde/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DE
- sentence
ho DE he-ka-ton-TAR-khēs bou-LO-me-nos di-a-SÔ-sai ton PAU-lon e-KÔ-ly-sen au-TOUS tou bou-LÊ-ma-tos e-KE-leu-SEN te tous dy-na-ME-nous ko-lym-BÂN a-po-RI-psan-tas PRÔ-tous e-PI tēn gēn ek-si-E-nai
Exegesis
The verse begins with the nominative subject ho de hekatontarches {ὁ δὲ ἑκατοντάρχης | ho dè hekatontárchēs}, marking a contrastive action.
Root and etymology
desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma
“bond, chain”
In context — Acts 27:43
But the centurion , intent on rescuing Paul, stopped their plan and ordered those able to swim to cast themselves into the water first and reach the shore .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:43:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 27:43, 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.27.43.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.43.W2.S1) and character.