ΔΗΠΟΥ, δηπου
DĒPOU, dēpou
Sounds Like: DAY-poo
Translations: doubtless, surely, perhaps, I suppose, of course
From the root: ΔΗΠΟΥ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb used to express a degree of certainty, an assumption, or a rhetorical question implying an obvious answer. It often conveys a sense of 'surely' or 'doubtless' when the speaker expects agreement, or 'perhaps' when making a mild assumption. It can also be used to introduce a question that expects a negative answer, similar to 'surely not'.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G1210 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:109
Codex Sinaiticus
- Hebrews — 2:16
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 5:130
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 16:44
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Hebrews — 2:16
From the same root
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