Acts 28:24:8Acts.28.24.W8TAB
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
- word
DE
- sentence
KAI hoi MEN e-PEI-thon-to tois le-go-ME-nois hoi DE ê-PI-stoun
Exegesis
The second clause introduces the contrasting group with hoi de {οἱ δὲ | hoi dé}, “but others,” again a substantival article plus particle pair, now set off by the comma after legomenois, which marks the break between the two contrasted responses.
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, accept”
In context — Acts 28:24
And some indeed were being persuaded by the things being said, but others were disbelieving.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 28:24, 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.28.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.24.W8.S1) and character.