δέ

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • δ’ (d’)apocopic, used before a vowel to ease pronunciation

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hellenic *dḗ, from Proto-Indo-European *de. See also δή (dḗ).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
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  • Particle[edit]

    δέ () (discourse particle)

    1. but, and

    Conjunction[edit]

    δέ ()

    1. but, and

    Usage notes[edit]

    δέ is a postpositive word: it is never the first word in a sentence. It is usually the second but sometimes also the third or fourth.

    It is often used together with μέν (mén).

    Descendants[edit]

    • Classical Syriac: ܕܝܢ
    • Coptic: ⲇⲉ (de)
    • Greek: δε (de)

    References[edit]

    • δέ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • δέ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • δέ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
    • δέ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
    • δέ”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
    • G1161 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
    • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

    Greek[edit]

    Conjunction[edit]

    δέ ()

    1. (Katharevousa) but, and

    References[edit]