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 16:40 | So (de | δέ | conj) when they had left the prison, they went to Lydia’s house; and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and departed. |
| Acts 17:1 | Having passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, Paul and Silas came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. |
| Acts 17:2 | And (de | δέ | conj) according to Paul’s custom, he went to them and for three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, |
| Acts 17:5 | But (de | δέ | conj) the Jews, moved by envy, recruited certain wicked men of the marketplace and, forming a mob, they set the city in an uproar. They attacked the house of Jason, trying to bring them out to the people. |
| Acts 17:6 | But (de | δέ | conj) when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some fellow believers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here too, |
| Acts 17:8 | And (de | δέ | conj) they stirred up the people and the city authorities who heard these things. |
| Acts 17:10 | And (de | δέ | conj) the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas off by night to Berea. When they got there, they went to the synagogue of the Jews. |
| Acts 17:11 | These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with all eagerness, examining the scriptures every day to see if these things were so. |
| Acts 17:13 | But (de | δέ | conj) when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that also in Berea the word of God was proclaimed by Paul, they came there too, inciting and stirring up the crowds. |
| Acts 17:14 | Then immediately the brothers sent Paul away, to go as far as to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there. |
| Acts 17:15 | Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and receiving an order for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left. |
| Acts 17:16 | Now (de | δέ | conj) while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred up within him on seeing the city full of idols. |
| Acts 17:18 | Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange gods,” for he was announcing the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. |
| Acts 17:21 | (Now (de | δέ | conj) all the Athenians and the foreigners living there used to spend their time in nothing else than to tell or to hear something new.) |
| Acts 17:22 | So (de | δέ | conj) Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are a very devout people. |
| Acts 17:32 | Now (de | δέ | conj) when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, but (de | δέ | particle) others said, “We will hear you again about this.” |
| Acts 17:34 | But (de | δέ | conj) some men joined him and believed; among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them. |
| Acts 18:4 | And (de | δέ | conj) he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks. |
| Acts 18:5 | When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was wholly absorbed with preaching the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. |
| Acts 18:6 | But (de | δέ | conj) when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood be on your own head! I am guiltless. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” |
| Acts 18:8 | Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household; and many of the Corinthians upon hearing about it, believed and were baptized. |
| Acts 18:9 | And (de | δέ | conj) the Lord said to Paul during the night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, |
| Acts 18:11 | So (de | δέ | conj) he stayed there a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God. |
| Acts 18:12 | But (de | δέ | conj) when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul and brought him before the tribunal, |
| Acts 18:14 | But (de | δέ | conj) when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or a serious piece of villainy, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you. |
