Definition
δή
consecutive co-ordinating particle with no exact equiv. in Eng., giving greater exactness and emphasis to the word or words to which it is attached; sometimes translatable as now therefore, then, verily, certainly.
1. With verbs: imperat., Acts 6:3 (WH, mg.) 13:2, 1 Corinthians 6:20; hort. subjc., Luke 2:15, Acts 15:36; indic., δή που (Τ, δήπου, which see), Hebrews 2:16.
2. With pronouns: ὃ δή, now this is he who, Matthew 13:23.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δή:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Matthew 13:23δὴ · indeedBut the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
- When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
- While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
- Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:20δὴ · Therefore…you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
- Hebrews 2:16δή‿ · surelyFor surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.