2 Corinthians 13:10:212 Cor.13.10.W21TAB

καὶ

kai

and

Transliteration
kai
Extended
kai
IPA
/kai/

Meaning by language

English
and

Alphabet Analysis

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

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  1. word

    kai

  2. sentence

    di-A TOU-to TAU-ta A-pōn GRA-phō HI-na pa-RŌN MĒ a-po-TO-mōs KHRÊ-sō-mai ka-TA tēn ek-sou-SI-an hēn ho KY-ree-os E-dō-KEN moi eis oi-ko-do-MĒN kai ouk eis ka-THAI-re-sin

Exegesis

The paired purposes eis oikodomēn kai ouk eis kathairesin {εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν | eis oi-ko-do-mḕn kaí ouk eis kathairesin} ‘for edification and not for destruction’ contrasts constructive intent with destructive potential.

In context2 Corinthians 13:10

For this reason, I am writing these matters in my absence, so that when I am present I may refrain from severe action, according to the authority which the Lord has entrusted to me for edification rather than destruction.

About this coordinate

2 Corinthians 13:10:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 2 Corinthians 13:10, 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 2 Cor.13.10.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.13.10.W21.S1) and character.