Acts 19:38:5Acts.19.38.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
ei MEN OUN dê-MEE-tri-os KAI hoi SYN au-TOI tekh-NEE-tai E-khou-sin pros TI-na LO-gon a-go-RAI-oi A-gon-tai KAI an-THY-pa-TOI ei-SEEN en-ga-LEI-tō-san al-LÊ-lois
Exegesis
The subject group Dēmētrios kai hoi syn autō tekhnitai {Δημήτριος καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ τεχνῖται | Dēmḗtrios kaí hoi syn autô tekhnîtai} combines a named individual with a defining appositional phrase “the craftsmen with him,” presenting them as a collective party in the legal dispute.
The coordinate clause kai anthypatoi eisin {καὶ ἀνθύπατοι εἰσιν | kaí anthýpatoi eîsin} adds that “there are proconsuls,” foregrounding Roman provincial authority as the proper arbiters.
In context — Acts 19:38
If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are in session, and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:38:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 19:38, 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.19.38.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.38.W5.S1) and character.