Acts 13:27:6Acts.13.27.W6TAB

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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Word in context

  1. word

    kai

  2. sentence

    hoi gar ka-toi-KOUN-tes en i-e-rou-sa-LÊM kai hoi AR-khon-tes au-TÔN TOU-ton ag-no-Ê-san-tes kai tas phô-NAS tôn pro-phê-TÔN tas ka-TA PAN SA-bba-ton a-na-gi-nô-sko-ME-nas KRI-nan-tes e-PLÊ-rô-san

Exegesis

The verse begins with the subject group οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες αὐτῶν, where κατοικοῦντες {κατοικοῦντες | katoikoûntes} ‘dwelling’ functions as a substantival participle meaning “those who dwell,” coordinated with οἱ ἄρχοντες {ἄρχοντες | árchontes} ‘rulers’ by καί {καὶ | kaí}.

Root and etymology

dikaiosdelta–iota–kappa–alpha–iota–omicron–sigma

righteous, just

In contextActs 13:27

For those who dwell in Jerusalem and their rulers, not recognizing Him or the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath , by condemning Him they fulfilled them.

About this coordinate

Acts 13:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 13:27, 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.13.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.27.W6.S1) and character.