Strong G1222δήπου
surely
- Transliteration
- dēpou
- Pronunciation
- day'-poo
- Morphology
- Greek Particle
Definition
Detailed definition
δή-που (WH, δή που),
indef. adv.,
mostly in sense of surely, of course, we know: Heb.2:16 T (WH, δή που).†
(AS)
indef. adv.,
mostly in sense of surely, of course, we know: Heb.2:16 T (WH, δή που).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1222 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- verily1
First verses
- Hebrews 2:16For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Occurrences by book
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
δήπου,
indefinite adverb (better written δή που) perhaps, it may be, ᾧ δή που ἀδελφεὸν ἔκτανε [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.736)]: in Trag. and Attic dialect usually doubtless, I presume, οὐ δήπου τλητόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1064; τῶν Ααΐου δ. τις ὠνομάζετο 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1042, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 491, 582, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.121, etc.)]; ἴστε γὰρ δή που, μέμνησθε γὰρ δή που, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 2.25, 19.113, compare 18.249; σχεδὸν ἴσμεν ἅπαντες δή που [prev. author] 3.9; οὐδεὶς ἀγνοεῖ δή που [prev. author] 21.156.)]
II as interrogative implying an affirmative answer, τὴν αἰχμάλωτον κάτοισθα δή πο; i.e. I presume you know, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 418; ἀνόμοιον δή που 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 159b)]; οὐ δή πο; surely it is not so? implying a negative answer, as [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 526, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 73c.)]
indefinite adverb (better written δή που) perhaps, it may be, ᾧ δή που ἀδελφεὸν ἔκτανε [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.736)]: in Trag. and Attic dialect usually doubtless, I presume, οὐ δήπου τλητόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1064; τῶν Ααΐου δ. τις ὠνομάζετο 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1042, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 491, 582, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.121, etc.)]; ἴστε γὰρ δή που, μέμνησθε γὰρ δή που, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 2.25, 19.113, compare 18.249; σχεδὸν ἴσμεν ἅπαντες δή που [prev. author] 3.9; οὐδεὶς ἀγνοεῖ δή που [prev. author] 21.156.)]
II as interrogative implying an affirmative answer, τὴν αἰχμάλωτον κάτοισθα δή πο; i.e. I presume you know, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 418; ἀνόμοιον δή που 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 159b)]; οὐ δή πο; surely it is not so? implying a negative answer, as [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 526, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 73c.)]