Acts 16:39:5Acts.16.39.W5TAB
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
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KAI
- sentence
KAI el-THO-ntes pa-re-KA-le-san au-TOUS KAI eks-a-ga-GO-ntes ê-RO-tôn a-pel-THEIN a-PO tês PO-le-ôs
Exegesis
The verse presents a coordinated sequence of events with two participial clauses linked by kai {καί | kaí}.
The second kai {καί | kaí} connects exagagontes {ἐξαγαγόντες | exagagóntes} “having brought out” to the imperfect main verb erotoun {ἠρώτων | ērôton} “they were asking,” where the imperfect aspect indicates repeated requests.
In context — Acts 16:39
So they came and entreated them, and after bringing them out, they kept urging them to depart from the city .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 16:39, 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.16.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.39.W5.S1) and character.