What does δέ · θεός mean in the Bible?
δέ · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "but God, marking divine contrast and intervention".
Greek · G1161, G2316
ὁ δὲ θεός
But, and, etc. · God
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δέ G1161 but, and, etc.
Pronunciation dé
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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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What does ὁ δὲ θεός (ho de theos) mean in the Bible?
δέ · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "but God, marking divine contrast and intervention".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1161, G2316?
G1161, G2316 is connected to 2,766 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. but God, marking divine contrast and intervention
Source Gloss
but God, marking divine contrast and intervention
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2766
Matt 1:2 · Matt 1:3 · Matt 1:4 · Matt 1:5 · Matt 1:6 · Matt 1:7 · Matt 1:8 · Matt 1:9 · Matt 1:10 · Matt 1:11 · Matt 1:12 · Matt 1:13 · Matt 1:14 · Matt 1:15 · Matt 1:16 · Matt 1:18 2766×
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