Acts 20:22:1Acts.20.22.W1TAB

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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  1. word

    KAI

  2. sentence

    KAI NYN i-doo de-de-ME-nos e-GÔ tÔI PNEU-ma-ti po-REU-o-mai eis i-e-rou-sa-LÊM ta en au-TÊI sy-nan-TÊ-son-ta moi MÊ ei-DÔS

Exegesis

The verse opens with the discourse marker kai nyn idou {καὶ νῦν ἰδού | kaì nûn idoú} ‘and now, behold’, which signals a transition and heightens attention to the present turning point in Paul’s speech.

In contextActs 20:22

And now, behold, I, having been bound in the Spirit , am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will meet me there.

About this coordinate

Acts 20:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 20:22, 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.20.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.22.W1.S1) and character.