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δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. Σίμων Πέτρος εἶπεν· σὺ εἶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ

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The definite article Χριστὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigΧριστός

Christ means “anointed one”

The equivalent Hebrew word is Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ)

Noun, masculine. ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ

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The definite article υἱὸς τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ

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The definite article θεοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

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Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ

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The definite article ζῶντος.