Acts 8:40:2Acts.8.40.W2TAB

δὲ

de

and

Transliteration
de
Extended
deh
IPA
/de/

Meaning by language

English
and

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    de

  2. sentence

    PHI-lip-pos de heu-RE-thê eis A-zō-ton KAI di-er-KHO-me-nos eu-ēn-ge-li-ZE-to tas PO-leis PA-sas HE-ōs tou el-THEIN au-TON eis kai-SA-rei-an

Exegesis

The sentence opens with Philippos {Φίλιππος | Phí-lip-pos} as the nominative subject, establishing him as the main agent of the narrative, followed by the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè}, which marks a new development in the story.

Root and etymology

deōdéō | delta–epsilon–omega

to lack, need, entreat

In contextActs 8:40

But Philip was found at Azotus, and as he passed through, he proclaimed the good news to all the cities until he came to Caesarea .

About this coordinate

Acts 8:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 8:40, 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.8.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.8.40.W2.S1) and character.