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
| Acts 9:17 | So (de | δέ | conj) Ananias went entered the house; he placed his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me so that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” |
| Acts 9:19 | and taking food, he was strengthened. And (de | δέ | conj) he was with the disciples in Damascus for several days. |
| Acts 9:21 | And (de | δέ | conj) all who heard him were astonished and said, “Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was trying to destroy those who called on this name? And has he not come here for the very purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?” |
| Acts 9:22 | But (de | δέ | conj) Saul became more and more capable, and threw into confusion the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this man Jesus is the Christ. |
| Acts 9:23 | Now (de | δέ | conj) after some days had passed, the Jews plotted together to kill him, |
| Acts 9:24 | but (de | δέ | conj) their plot was made known to Saul. They kept close watch on the gates day and night so that they might kill him; |
| Acts 9:25 | but (de | δέ | conj) his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket. |
| Acts 9:26 | When he came to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. |
| Acts 9:27 | But (de | δέ | conj) Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and he related to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus. |
| Acts 9:29 | He was talking and disputing with the Greek-speaking Jews, but (de | δέ | conj) they were looking for a way to kill him. |
| Acts 9:30 | And (de | δέ | conj) when the brothers learned about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus. |
| Acts 9:32 | Now (de | δέ | conj) as Peter was traveling through the entire region, he also came down to the saints who were living in Lydda. |
| Acts 9:33 | And (de | δέ | conj) he found there a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed. |
| Acts 9:36 | Now (de | δέ | conj) in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity, which she was always doing. |
| Acts 9:37 | In those days she became ill and died; and (de | δέ | conj) when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. |
| Acts 9:38 | Since Lydda is near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him urging him, “Do not delay in coming to us.” |
| Acts 9:39 | So (de | δέ | conj) Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was still with them. |
| Acts 9:40 | But (de | δέ | conj) Peter put them all outside, and falling to his knees he prayed; then turning toward the dead body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” And (de | δέ | conj) she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. |
| Acts 9:41 | And (de | δέ | conj) he gave her his hand and raised her up; then (de | δέ | conj) he called the saints and widows and presented her alive. |
| Acts 9:42 | And (de | δέ | conj) it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord. |
| Acts 9:43 | And (de | δέ | conj) he stayed a number of days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner. |
| Acts 10:1 | There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion from the cohort that was called the Italian, |
| Acts 10:4 | Staring at him and becoming afraid, he said, “What is it, Lord?” And (de | δέ | conj) he said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God. |
| Acts 10:7 | When the angel who spoke to him had gone away, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him, |
| Acts 10:9 | The following day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray about the sixth hour. |
