1 Corinthians 14:9:21 Cor.14.9.W2TAB

καὶ

kai

also

Transliteration
KAI
Extended
kai
IPA
/kai/

Meaning by language

English
also

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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  1. word

    KAI

  2. sentence

    HOU-tōs KAI hy-MEIS di-A tês GLŌS-sēs e-AN mê EU-sē-mon LO-gon DŌ-te pōs gnō-STHÊ-se-tai to la-LOU-me-non E-ses-the gar eis a-E-ra la-LOUN-tes

Exegesis

The verse begins with the comparative phrase houtos kai hymeis {οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς | hoú-tōs kaí hymeîs} ‘so also you’, explicitly linking the audience with the previously stated principle about intelligible sound.

In context1 Corinthians 14:9

So also you, through the tongue, if you do not give a clear word, how will what is spoken be known? For you will be speaking into the air .

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 14:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 14:9, so the Greek word καὶ (kai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.14.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.9.W2.S1) and character.