1 Corinthians 15:44:121 Cor.15.44.W12TAB

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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Word in context

  1. word

    KAI

  2. sentence

    SPEI-re-tai SÔ-ma psy-khi-KON e-GEI-re-tai SÔ-ma pneu-ma-ti-KON EI ES-tin SÔ-ma psy-khi-KON ES-tin KAI pneu-ma-ti-KON

Exegesis

The conditional clause with Ei {Εἰ | Ei} ‘if’ plus estin {ἔστιν | é-stin} introduces a logical assertion: if there is a natural body, there is likewise a corresponding spiritual body, with kai {καὶ | kaí} marking that correspondence. Greek ellipsis omits the second sōma, which English restores for clarity. This structure supports Paul’s argument that resurrection involves a transformed but still bodily existence.

Root and etymology

kakoskappa–alpha–kappa–omicron–sigma

bad, evil

In context1 Corinthians 15:44

A natural body is sown; a spiritual body is raised. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 15:44:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Corinthians 15:44, 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.15.44.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.44.W12.S1) and character.