Acts 28:19:2Acts.28.19.W2TAB
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
an-ti-le-GON-tōn de tōn i-ou-dai-ŌN ê-naŋ-KA-sthēn e-pi-ka-LE-sa-sthai KAI-sa-ra oukh hōs tou E-thnous mou E-khōn ti ka-tê-go-REIN
Exegesis
The adversative particle de {δὲ | dè} marks contrast with the preceding context.
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, accept”
In context — Acts 28:19
But when the Jews opposed me, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not as though I had anything to accuse my nation of.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 28:19, 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.28.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.19.W2.S1) and character.