Vocabulary Form
δέ
Definition

and; but

Erasmian
Modern
Frequency
2792
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.

Song
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

2 Corinthians 4:18 as we look not on what can be seen, but on the unseen; for what can be seen is temporary, but (de | δέ | conj) what cannot be seen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 5:5 The one who prepared us for this very thing is God, who gave us the Spirit as a pledge.
2 Corinthians 5:8 Thus (de | δέ | conj) we are confident and would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:11 Therefore since we know the fear of the Lord, we attempt to persuade others; we stand open to God, and (de | δέ | conj), I trust, also to your conscience.
2 Corinthians 5:18 And (de | δέ | conj) all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation;
2 Corinthians 6:1 Thus (de | δέ | conj) as coworkers with him, we urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
2 Corinthians 6:10 as sorrowing, yet (de | δέ | conj) always rejoicing; as poor, yet (de | δέ | conj) making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
2 Corinthians 6:12 We are not withholding our affection from you, but (de | δέ | conj) you are withholding yours from us.
2 Corinthians 6:13 Now (de | δέ | conj) as a fair exchange — I speak as to children — open wide your hearts to us also.
2 Corinthians 6:15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement can the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said: “I will dwell in their midst and walk among them; I will be their God and they will be my people.”
2 Corinthians 7:7 And (de | δέ | conj) not only by his arrival but also by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you, as he reported to us your strong affection, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.
2 Corinthians 7:10 For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret; but (de | δέ | conj) worldly sadness produces death.
2 Corinthians 7:13 Because of this we are encouraged. And (de | δέ | conj) in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced more than ever at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
2 Corinthians 8:1 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God shown among the churches of Macedonia,
2 Corinthians 8:11 So (de | δέ | conj) now finish doing it, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it, as your means allow.
2 Corinthians 8:16 But (de | δέ | conj) thanks be to God who put the same eagerness on your behalf in the heart of Titus,
2 Corinthians 8:17 because he not only accepted our request, but (de | δέ | conj) being very eager and acting on his own initiative, he is on his way to you.
2 Corinthians 8:18 And (de | δέ | conj) we sent along with him the brother who is highly respected throughout all the churches for his work in the gospel.
2 Corinthians 8:19 And (de | δέ | conj) not only this, but he has been appointed by the churches to be our traveling companion as we carry out this act of kindness for the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.
2 Corinthians 8:22 And (de | δέ | conj) we are sending along with them our brother whom we have often tested in many matters and found to be eager, and (de | δέ | conj) now he is all the more eager because of his great confidence in you.
2 Corinthians 9:3 But (de | δέ | conj) I am sending these brothers so that what we say in praise of you may not be an empty boast in this instance, that you may be ready just as I said you would be.
2 Corinthians 9:6 Remember this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.
2 Corinthians 9:8 And (de | δέ | conj) God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that, in all things and at all times, having all you need, you may overflow in every kind of good work.
2 Corinthians 9:10 The one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.