Greek · Strong's G1161 · Conjunction
δέ
de
then
How it's translated
- now856
- however717
- then494
- and343
- but145
- also28
- yet4
- therefore4
Definition
δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96),
post-positive conjunctive particle;
1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff., 2Co.6:15, 16, 2Pe.1:5-7; in repetition for emphasis, Rom.3:21, 22, 9:30, 1Co.2:6, Gal.2:2, Php.2:8; in transition to something new, Mat.1:18, 2:19, Luk.13:1, Jhn.7:14, Act.6:1, Rom.8:28, 1Co.7:1 8:1, al.; in explanatory parenthesis or addition, Jhn.3:19, Rom.5:8, 1Co.1:12, Eph.2:4, 5:32, al.…
Its meaning group
Relations › Contrast 47% of uses
Relations › Sequential Addition 33% of uses
Relations › Addition 20% of uses
Words with a similar meaning
Between Hebrew and Greek
In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:
- כִּי ki · for 18×
- אִם im · if 7×
- אַף aph · also 4×
- אוֹ o · or 2×
- אוּלָם u·lam · but 2×
- הֵן hen · if 2×
Where it appears
Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation
- Luke506
- Acts501
- Matthew447
- John225
- Mark186
- 1 Corinthians170
- Romans125
- 2 Corinthians70
- Hebrews69
- Galatians52
…and 16 more books.
Every verse
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