Gloss
but, and, then, rather
Forms of the word
Dictionary
δέ
Greek transliteration
de
Simplified transliteration
de
Numbers
Strong's number
1161
GK Number
1254
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2792
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
particle
Definition
a conjunctive particle, marking the superaddition of a clause, whether in opposition or in continuation, to what has preceded, and it may be variously rendered but, on the other hand, and, also, now, etc.; καὶ δέ, when there is a special superaddition in continuation, too, yea, etc. It sometimes is found at the commencement of the apodosis of a sentence, Acts 11:17. It serves also to mark the resumption of an interrupted discourse, 2 Cor. 2:10; Gal. 2:6
Greek-English Concordance for δέ
| Luke 7:20 | The men went to Jesus and said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’” |
| Luke 7:24 | When John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed being shaken by the wind? |
| Luke 7:28 | I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John. Yet (de | δέ | conj) the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” |
| Luke 7:30 | but (de | δέ | conj) the Pharisees and the lawyers (those who had not been baptized by John) rejected the purpose of God for themselves. |
| Luke 7:36 | Now (de | δέ | conj) one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, so he went into the house of the Pharisee and took his place at table. |
| Luke 7:39 | When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him — that she is a sinner.” |
| Luke 7:40 | And Jesus, answering, said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And (de | δέ | conj) he said, “Teacher, say it.” |
| Luke 7:41 | “There were two debtors to a certain moneylender. The one owed five hundred denarii, and (de | δέ | particle) the other fifty. |
| Luke 7:43 | Simon answered, “I suppose it would be the one for whom he cancelled the greater debt.” And (de | δέ | conj) he said to him, “You have judged correctly.” |
| Luke 7:44 | Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not provide water for my feet, but (de | δέ | conj) she has bathed my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. |
| Luke 7:45 | You did not give me a kiss, but (de | δέ | conj) from the time I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet. |
| Luke 7:46 | You did not anoint my head with oil, but (de | δέ | conj) she has poured perfume on my feet. |
| Luke 7:47 | Therefore I can tell you, “Her sins, which were many, have been forgiven, for she loved much. But (de | δέ | conj) the one to whom little is forgiven loves little.’” |
| Luke 7:48 | He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven.” |
| Luke 7:50 | He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” |
| Luke 8:4 | As a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one town after another, he spoke using a parable. |
| Luke 8:9 | Now (de | δέ | conj) his disciples were questioning him as to what this parable meant. |
| Luke 8:10 | He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but (de | δέ | conj) to the rest I speak in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. |
| Luke 8:11 | “Now (de | δέ | conj) this is what the parable means: The seed is the word of God. |
| Luke 8:12 | Those along the path are the ones who hear — then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and be saved. |
| Luke 8:13 | Those that fall on rock are the ones who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but they have no root — they believe for a while but in a time of testing they fall away. |
| Luke 8:14 | As (de | δέ | particle) for (de | δέ | particle) what fell among the thorns — these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bring fruit to maturity. |
| Luke 8:15 | But (de | δέ | particle) as (de | δέ | particle) for (de | δέ | particle) that in the good soil — these are the ones who, having heard with an honest and good heart, hold firmly onto the word and bear fruit through patient endurance. |
| Luke 8:16 | “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a container or puts it under a bed, but places it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light. |
| Luke 8:19 | The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. |
