2001 Translation

ĒNDE, ēnde

Sounds Like: AYN-deh

Translations: and was, but was, and were, but were, was, were

From the root: ΕἸΜΙ, ΔΕ

Part of Speech: Verb, Conjunction

Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the imperfect indicative of the verb 'εἰμί' (eimi), meaning 'to be' (specifically 'was' or 'were'), and the postpositive conjunction 'δέ' (de), meaning 'but' or 'and'. It is commonly translated as 'and was' or 'but was', indicating a continuation or a contrast in a narrative. It is used to connect clauses or sentences, often introducing a new point or a shift in focus.

Inflection: Third Person Singular or Plural, Imperfect Indicative, Active Voice (from εἰμί); Does not inflect (for δέ)

Strong’s numbers: G1510 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1161 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Six — 7:16
• Book Seven — 5:42

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕἸΜΙ, ΔΕ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ἨΣΑΝΔ' — they were, were, but they were, and they were, now they were
• ἨΣΑΝΔΕ — they were, and they were, but they were, moreover they were

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