Acts 19:40:1Acts.19.40.W1TAB
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
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KAI GAR kin-dy-NEU-o-men en-ga-LEIS-thai STA-se-ōs pe-RI tês SÊ-me-ron
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KAI GAR kin-dy-NEU-o-men en-ga-LEIS-thai STA-se-ōs pe-RI tês SÊ-me-ron mê-de-NOS ai-TI-ou hy-PAR-khon-tos pe-RI hou ou dy-nê-SO-me-tha a-po-DOU-nai LO-gon pe-RI tês sy-stro-PHÊS TAU-tês
Exegesis
The verse opens with kai gar {καὶ γὰρ | kaì gàr}, which introduces an explanatory reason connected to the preceding warning.
In context — Acts 19:40
For we are in danger of being accused of a riot concerning what has happened today, with no cause existing, about which we will not be able to give an account regarding this disturbance .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:40:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 19:40, 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.19.40.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.40.W1.S1) and character.