Acts 14:17:16Acts.14.17.W16TAB
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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kai
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KAI-toi ouk a-MAR-ty-ron hau-TON a-PHÊ-ken a-ga-thou-ER-GÔN ou-ra-NO-then hy-MEIN hy-e-TOUS di-DOUS kai kai-ROUS kar-po-PHO-rous em-pi-PLÔN tro-PHÊS kai eu-phro-SY-nês tas kar-di-AS hê-MON
Exegesis
The verse begins with the concessive particle kaitoi {καίτοι | kaí-toi} ‘yet, nevertheless’, which connects this statement to the preceding warning and introduces a contrast: despite human ignorance, divine goodness is still evident.
The direct objects hyetous {ὑετοὺς | hy-e-toús} ‘rains’ and kairous karpophorous {καιροὺς καρποφόρους | kai-roús kar-po-phó-rous} ‘fruitful seasons’ specify agricultural provision, crucial in an agrarian setting.
In context — Acts 14:17
Yet He did not leave Himself without witness, doing good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:17:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 14:17, 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.14.17.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.17.W16.S1) and character.