1 Corinthians 15:37:11 Cor.15.37.W1TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /ˈkai/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
KAI
- sentence
KAI ho SPEI-reis ou to SÔ-ma to ge-nê-SO-me-non SPEI-reis al-LA gym-NON KOK-kon ei TY-khoi SI-tou Ê TI-nos TÔN loi-PÔN
Exegesis
The verse begins with kai {καί | kaí}, linking the statement to Paul’s previous argument, followed by the relative clause ho speireis {ὃ σπείρεις | hó speí-reis} serving as the subject of the verb.
Root and etymology
kakoskappa–alpha–kappa–omicron–sigma
“bad, evil”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:37
And what you sow is not the body that will be, but a bare grain —perhaps of wheat, or of some other kind.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 15:37, 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.15.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.37.W1.S1) and character.