Acts 5:1:2Acts.5.1.W2TAB
δέ
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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The word
Word in context
- word
DE
- sentence
a-NÊR DE tis ha-na-NI-as o-NO-ma-ti syn sap-PHI-rê tê gy-nai-KI au-TOU e-PO-lê-sen KTÊ-ma
Exegesis
The verse opens with aner {Ἀνὴρ | anḗr} ‘man’ in the nominative, placing the subject first to highlight his identity, while de {δέ | dé} ‘but’ introduces a contrast with the preceding account.
Root and etymology
desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma
“bond, chain”
In context — Acts 5:1
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession .
About this coordinate
Acts 5:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 5:1, so the Greek word δέ (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.5.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.5.1.W2.S1) and character.