Acts 17:27:9Acts.17.27.W9TAB
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
dzê-TEIN ton the-ON ei A-ra ge psê-la-PHÊ-sei-an au-TON kai HEU-roi-en KAI ge ou ma-KRAN a-PO he-NOS he-KAS-tou hê-MON hy-PAR-khon-ta
Exegesis
The repeated combination kai ge {καί γε | kaí ge} marks a rhetorical shift: while human seeking is tentative, the statement introduced by ou makran {οὐ μακρὰν | ou ma-krán} is emphatic and categorical, denying that God is distant.
Root and etymology
kainoskappa–alpha–iota–nu–omicron–sigma
“new, fresh”
In context — Acts 17:27
To seek God , if then indeed they might feel after Him and might find Him, and indeed He is not far from each one of us.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 17:27, 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.17.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.27.W9.S1) and character.