Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

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

Particle

δέ • ‎(dé)

1. but, and

Usage notes

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

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

References

• 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’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • but idem, page 107.
  • whereas idem, page 975.