Acts 27:40:1Acts.27.40.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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Word in context

  1. word

    KAI

  2. sentence

    KAI tas AN-ky-ras pe-ri-e-LON-tes EI-ōn eis tēn THA-las-san HA-ma a-NEN-tes tas dzeuk-tē-RI-as tōn pē-da-LI-ōn KAI e-PA-ran-tes ton ar-TE-mo-na tēi pneu-OU-sēi ka-TEI-khon eis ton ai-gi-a-LON

Exegesis

The verse opens with kai {καί | kaí} linking this action to the preceding narrative.

In contextActs 27:40

After cutting away the anchors , they left them in the sea; at the same time, having loosened the rudder fastenings and hoisted the foresail to the blowing wind, they made for the beach .

About this coordinate

Acts 27:40:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 27:40, 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.27.40.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.40.W1.S1) and character.