Acts 13:11:8Acts.13.11.W8TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
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 NYN i-DOU KHEIR ky-REE-ou e-PI SE KAI E-sê ty-PHLOS MÊ BLE-pōn ton HÊ-li-on A-khri kai-ROU pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma de E-pe-sen ep au-TON a-KHLYS KAI SKO-tos KAI pe-ri-A-gōn e-DZÊ-tei khei-ra-gō-GOUS
Exegesis
The verse begins with kai nyn idou {καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ | kaí nŷn idoú} introducing a transition of heightened immediacy and solemn attention, preparing the hearer for a judicial pronouncement.
The following coordinated clause kai esē typhlos {καὶ ἔσῃ τυφλὸς | kaí ésē typhlós} uses a future copular verb with a predicate adjective, functioning as a prophetic declaration of a coming state.
The compound subject akhlys kai skotos {ἀχλὺς καὶ σκότος | akhlýs kaí skó-tos} is grammatically nominative, depicting both a physical and metaphorical enveloping of the man.
Root and etymology
dikaiosdelta–iota–kappa–alpha–iota–omicron–sigma
“righteous, just”
In context — Acts 13:11
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun until a season. Immediately, then, mist and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he was seeking those to lead him by the hand.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 13:11, 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 Acts.13.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.11.W8.S1) and character.