For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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δέ
Vocabulary form:
dev
Definition:
but, and
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
2,792
GK:
1254
Mnemonic Singing:
Amazing grace how sweet the sound,
hat saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
was blind but now I see.
Verse:
“δέ a second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matt 22:39)
“You are the salt of the earth, δέ if salt has lost its taste, how will it be made salty again?” (Matt 5:13)
Notes:
dev is a postpositive. This means that it cannot be the first word in a sentence or clause, even though in your translation it is the first word. It usually is the second word and sometimes the third, e.g., oJ de; ei\pon ....
Biblical Concordance
| Acts 13:50 | But (de | δέ | conj) the Jews incited the devout women of honorable rank and the leading men of the city, and they stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district. |
| Acts 13:51 | So (de | δέ | conj) they shook off the dust from their feet against them and went on to Iconium. |
| Acts 14:1 | It came to pass in Iconium that Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed. |
| Acts 14:2 | But (de | δέ | conj) the Jews who did not believe stirred up and embittered the minds of the Gentiles against their brothers. |
| Acts 14:4 | But (de | δέ | conj) the people of the city were divided; while some sided with the Jews, others sided with the apostles. |
| Acts 14:5 | When there was an attempt by both Gentiles and Jews along with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them, |
| Acts 14:12 | Barnabas they called Zeus, and (de | δέ | conj) Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. |
| Acts 14:14 | But (de | δέ | conj) when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes, rushed out into the crowd, and shouted, |
| Acts 14:19 | But (de | δέ | conj) there came Jews from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowd they stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking him to be dead. |
| Acts 14:20 | But (de | δέ | conj) when the disciples gathered around him, he got up and went into the city; and on the following day he set off with Barnabas for Derbe. |
| Acts 14:23 | And (de | δέ | conj) when they had appointed elders for them in every church, praying with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed. |
| Acts 14:27 | And (de | δέ | conj) when they arrived, and had gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. |
| Acts 14:28 | And (de | δέ | conj) they spent no little time there with the disciples. |
| Acts 15:2 | And (de | δέ | conj) when Paul and Barnabas had no small argument and debate with them, the brethren appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others among them to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders regarding this issue. |
| Acts 15:4 | And (de | δέ | conj) when they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them. |
| Acts 15:5 | But (de | δέ | conj) some arose from the party of the Pharisees, believers, and said, “It is necessary to circumcise them and order them to keep the law of Moses.” |
| Acts 15:7 | After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, you know that in days of old God made a choice among you, that through my mouth the Gentiles should hear the message of the gospel and believe. |
| Acts 15:12 | And (de | δέ | conj) the entire assembly fell silent, and listened to Barnabas and Paul recounting all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the Gentiles. |
| Acts 15:13 | When they finished speaking, James replied, saying, “My brothers, listen to me. |
| Acts 15:31 | And (de | δέ | conj) when they read it aloud, the people rejoiced at its encouragement. |
| Acts 15:33 | And (de | δέ | conj) when they had spent some time there, they were despatched with a greeting of peace from the brothers to those who had sent them. |
| Acts 15:35 | But (de | δέ | conj) Paul and Barnabas continued on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. |
| Acts 15:36 | And (de | δέ | conj) after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return indeed and visit the brothers in every city in which we announced the word of the Lord to see how they are.” |
| Acts 15:37 | Now (de | δέ | conj) Barnabas wanted to take with them John who is called Mark. |
| Acts 15:38 | But (de | δέ | conj) Paul did not think it wise to take with them this one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. |
| Acts 15:39 | There arose a sharp disagreement, so that they parted from one another. Barnabas took Mark and sailed off to Cyprus, |
| Acts 15:40 | but (de | δέ | conj) Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers. |
| Acts 15:41 | And (de | δέ | conj) he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. |
| Acts 16:1 | Paul went also to Derbe and to Lystra; and there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, the son of a converted Jewish woman, whose father was a Greek. |
| Acts 16:4 | As they went through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. |
| Acts 16:6 | And (de | δέ | conj) they went through the Phrygian and Galatian region, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia. |
| Acts 16:7 | And (de | δέ | conj) when they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them, |
| Acts 16:8 | so (de | δέ | conj) they passed through Mysia and went down to Troas. |
| Acts 16:10 | And (de | δέ | conj) when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we tried to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. |
| Acts 16:11 | So (de | δέ | conj), setting sail from Troas, we sailed on a direct course to Samothrace, and (de | δέ | conj) on the following day to Neapolis, |
| Acts 16:12 | and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We remained in that city for several days. |
| Acts 16:15 | And (de | δέ | conj) when she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us. |
| Acts 16:16 | Now (de | δέ | conj) as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl who had a spirit of divination, met us. She brought great profit to her masters by fortune-telling. |
| Acts 16:18 | And (de | δέ | conj) this she kept doing for many days. But (de | δέ | conj) Paul became annoyed, and turning to the spirit, said, “I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour. |
| Acts 16:19 | When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. |
| Acts 16:25 | About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and (de | δέ | conj) the prisoners were listening to them. |
| Acts 16:26 | Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and (de | δέ | conj) immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened. |
| Acts 16:27 | When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, for he thought the prisoners had escaped. |
| Acts 16:28 | But (de | δέ | conj) Paul called out in a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” |
| Acts 16:29 | Then (de | δέ | conj), calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. |
| Acts 16:31 | And (de | δέ | conj) they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” |
| Acts 16:35 | But (de | δέ | conj) when it was day, the magistrates sent their constables, saying, “Release those men.” |
| Acts 16:36 | And (de | δέ | conj) the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. So depart now and go in peace.” |
| Acts 16:37 | But (de | δέ | conj) Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and now would they send us away in secret? No indeed! They themselves must come and escort us out.” |
| Acts 16:38 | The constables reported these words to the magistrates. And (de | δέ | conj) they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens. |
Mnemonics
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