Acts 17:4:10Acts.17.4.W10TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /ˈkai/
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 TI-nes eks au-TON e-PEI-sthē-san KAI pro-se-klē-RŌ-thē-san tō PAU-lō KAI tō si-LA tōn te se-bo-ME-nōn hel-LĒ-nōn PLÊ-thos po-LY gy-nai-KŌN te tōn PRŌ-tōn ouk o-LI-gai
Exegesis
The verse opens with kai {καί | kaí} 'and', presenting a sequential narrative link to the preceding account.
The coordinated datives tō Paulō kai tō Silā {τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Σιλᾷ | tō Paú-lō kai tō Si-lā} highlight Paul and Silas as the new relational center for these believers.
Root and etymology
kainoskappa–alpha–iota–nu–omicron–sigma
“new, fresh”
In context — Acts 17:4
And some of them were persuaded and were joined to Paul and Silas, along with a great multitude of the worshipping Greeks and not a few of the leading women.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 17:4, 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.17.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.4.W10.S1) and character.