particle
dēpou
Greekδήπου (dēpou)
Strong’sG1222
of course, indeed
stem dēpou-once in the New Testament
Translated as
surely1×
What it means
* δή-που (WH, δή που),
indef. adv.,mostly in sense of surely, of course, we know: He 2:16 T (WH, δή που).†
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1222 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
dēpou1×
Hebrews 2:16“surely”ouk gar dēpou angeloiu epilambetō, alla spermeu Abraam epilambetō.For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.