Acts 17:5:12Acts.17.5.W12TAB

καὶ

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

    dzê-LO-san-tes de hoi i-ou-DAI-oi kai pros-la-BO-me-noi tôn a-go-RAI-ôn AN-dras ti-NAS po-nê-ROUS kai okh-lo-poi-Ê-san-tes e-tho-RY-boun tên PO-lin kai e-pi-STAN-tes tê oi-KI-a i-A-so-nos e-DZÊ-toun au-TOUS pro-a-ga-GEIN eis ton DÊ-mon

Exegesis

These participles, coordinated with kai {καὶ | kai}, function as circumstantial actions leading up to and accompanying the main imperfect verbs ethoryboun {ἐθορύβουν | e-tho-RY-boun} “they were causing an uproar” and ezētoun {ἐζήτουν | e-ZĒ-toun} “they were seeking.”

Root and etymology

kainoskappa–alpha–iota–nu–omicron–sigma

new, fresh

In contextActs 17:5

But the Jews , having become jealous, and having taken along some wicked men from among the market-dwellers, formed a mob and were throwing the city into an uproar. And having come upon the house of Jason, they were seeking to bring them out to the assembly .

About this coordinate

Acts 17:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 17:5, 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.17.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.5.W12.S1) and character.