Acts 16:14:1Acts.16.14.W1TAB

καί

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

    KAI tis gy-NEE o-NO-ma-ti ly-DI-a por-phy-RO-po-lis PO-le-ōs thy-a-TEI-rōn se-bo-ME-nê ton the-ON Ê-kou-en hÊS ho KY-ree-os di-Ê-noi-ksen tên kar-DI-an pro-SE-khein tois la-lou-ME-nois hy-PO tou PAU-lou

Exegesis

The verse begins with kai tis gynē {καί τις γυνὴ | kaí tis gynḗ} ‘a certain woman’, introducing a character with an indefinite yet specific reference.

In contextActs 16:14

A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God , was listening; the Lord opened her heart so that she gave heed to what Paul was saying.

About this coordinate

Acts 16:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 16:14, so the Greek word καί (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.16.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.14.W1.S1) and character.