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δέ/de

This word is used to organize what someone wrote. It relates two ideas or groups of words to one another in some way. It is a conjunction.

This word can mean but. This word is used to say something that is different than what was just said.
This word can mean and.
This word can mean also.
This word can mean now. This word is used to indicate that the speaker or writer is starting a new topic or is starting to talk about a new event.

Sometimes this word is used with other words:

When it is used with μέν (G3303), these words mean on the one hand … on the other hand. These words are used to make a statement about something and then to make another statement that opposes the first statement.

Advice to translators: Sometimes in English, this word is not translated.