δέ
de
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.; ὡς δέ, Jhn.2:9; καὶ . . . δέ, but also, Mat.10:18, Luk.1:76, Jhn.6:51, Rom.11:23, al.; καὶ ἐὰν δέ, yea even if, Jhn.8:16.
2. Adversative, but, on the other hand, prop., answering to a foregoing μέν (which see), and distinguishing a word or clause from one preceding (in NT most frequently without μέν; Bl., §77, 12): ἐὰν δέ, Mat.6:14, 23, al.; ἐγὼ (σὺ, etc.) δέ, Mat.5:22, 6:6, Mrk.8:29, al.; ὁ δέ, αὐτὸς δέ, Mrk.1:45, Luk.4:40, al.; after a negation, Mat.6:19, 20, Rom.3:4, 1Th.5:21, al.
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Concordance 2,482 verses
- Acts 7:14 δὲ
Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
- Acts 7:17 δὲ
As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
- Acts 7:21 δὲ
When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
- Acts 7:22 δὲ
So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
- Acts 7:23 δὲ
When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
- Acts 7:25 δὲδὲ
He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.
- Acts 7:27 δὲ
But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
- Acts 7:29 δὲ
At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
- Acts 7:31 δὲδὲ
When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:
- Acts 7:32 δὲ
‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.
- Acts 7:33 δὲ
Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
- Acts 7:42 δὲ
But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
- Acts 7:47 δὲ
But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.
- Acts 7:49 δὲ
‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
- Acts 7:54 δὲ
On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
- Acts 7:55 δὲ
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
- Acts 7:57 δὲ
At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
- Acts 7:60 δὲ
Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
- Acts 8:1 δὲδὲδὲ
And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
- Acts 8:2 δὲ
God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
- Acts 8:3 δὲ
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
- Acts 8:5 δὲ
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
- Acts 8:6 δὲ
The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
- Acts 8:7 δὲ
With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
- Acts 8:8 δὲ
So there was great joy in that city.
- Acts 8:9 δέ
Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
- Acts 8:11 δὲ
They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.
- Acts 8:12 δὲ
But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
- Acts 8:13 δὲ
Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
- Acts 8:14 δὲ
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
- Acts 8:16 δὲ
For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 8:18 δὲ
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
- Acts 8:20 δὲ
But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
- Acts 8:24 δὲ
Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
- Acts 8:26 δὲ
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
- Acts 8:29 δὲ
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
- Acts 8:30 δὲ
So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
- Acts 8:31 δὲ
“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
- Acts 8:32 δὲ
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- Acts 8:34 δὲ
“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
- Acts 8:35 δὲ
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
- Acts 8:36 δὲ
As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
- Acts 8:39 δὲ
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
- Acts 8:40 δὲ
But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
- Acts 9:1 Δὲ
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
- Acts 9:3 δὲ
As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
- Acts 9:5 δέδέ
“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
- Acts 9:7 δὲδὲ
The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
- Acts 9:8 δὲδὲδὲ
Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
- Acts 9:10 δέδὲ
In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.