#5 · 2,801× in the NT · conjunction

δέ

but, and, now

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ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτόν
but as many as received him
John 1:12 · dictionary form
ἐκεῖνον δεῖ αὐξάνειν, ἐμὲ δὲ ἐλαττοῦσθαι
he must increase, but I must decrease
John 3:30
ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτόν
but as many as received him
John 1:12

Postpositive coordinating conjunction · indeclinable

Never first in its clause. Milder contrast than ἀλλά; often just the next beat of the story.

Postpositive: never first in its clause. Often just ‘and/now’ in narrative, not a hard ‘but’. ἀλλά is the strong contrast.