δήdḗ
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Greek (New Testament) · G1211
Meanings
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 Acts 13:2, 1 Corinthians 6:20; hort. subjc., Luke 2:15, Acts 15:36; indic., δή που (T, δήπου, see that word), Hebrews 2:16.
2. With pronouns: ὃ δή, now this is he who, Matthew 13:23.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 13:23 The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
- Luke 2:15 When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
- Acts 13:2 One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.”
- Acts 15:36 After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
- Hebrews 2:16 We also know that the Son did not come to help angels; he came to help the descendants of Abraham.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.