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 10:10 | And (de | δέ | conj) he became hungry and wanted to eat, but (de | δέ | conj) while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance, |
| Acts 10:14 | But (de | δέ | conj) Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common or unclean.” |
| Acts 10:16 | This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up at once to heaven. |
| Acts 10:17 | Now (de | δέ | conj) while Peter was perplexed within himself as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the men sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate |
| Acts 10:19 | As Peter was thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. |
| Acts 10:21 | And (de | δέ | conj) Peter went down to the men and said, “Behold, I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for which you have come?” |
| Acts 10:22 | And (de | δέ | conj) they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright man and one who fears God, who is well spoken of by the whole nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear words from you.” |
| Acts 10:23 | So he invited them in and gave them lodging. On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went with him. |
| Acts 10:24 | And (de | δέ | conj) on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. |
| Acts 10:25 | When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet and worshiped him. |
| Acts 10:26 | But (de | δέ | conj) Peter made him get up, saying, “Stand up; I myself am also just a man.” |
| Acts 10:34 | So (de | δέ | conj) Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God is not one who shows partiality; |
| Acts 10:48 | And (de | δέ | conj) he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. |
| Acts 11:1 | Now (de | δέ | conj) the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God. |
| Acts 11:2 | So (de | δέ | conj) when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they who were of the circumcision took issue with him, |
| Acts 11:4 | But (de | δέ | conj) Peter began and explained to them in an orderly fashion, saying, |
| Acts 11:7 | I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!’ |
| Acts 11:8 | But (de | δέ | conj) I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’ |
| Acts 11:9 | But (de | δέ | conj) the voice replied a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not consider common.’ |
| Acts 11:10 | This happened three times, and again everything was drawn up into heaven. |
| Acts 11:12 | And (de | δέ | conj) the Spirit told me to go with them without hesitating. And (de | δέ | conj) with me went also these six brothers, and we went into the house of the man. |
| Acts 11:13 | And (de | δέ | conj) he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter, |
| Acts 11:15 | And (de | δέ | conj) as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as he did upon us at the beginning. |
| Acts 11:16 | And (de | δέ | conj) I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed baptized with water, but (de | δέ | conj) you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ |
| Acts 11:18 | When they heard these things, they fell silent, and they glorified God, saying, “So then even to the Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.” |
