James 2:23:1Jas.2.23.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 e-plê-RO-thê hê gra-PHÊ hê LE-gou-sa e-PI-steu-sen de a-bra-AM tôi the-ÔI KAI e-lo-GI-sthê au-TÔI eis di-kai-o-SY-nên KAI PHI-los the-OU e-KLÊ-thê
Exegesis
The verse begins with kai eplērōthē {καὶ ἐπληρώθη | kaí eplērṓthē} ‘and was fulfilled,’ linking this clause to the preceding argument and employing an aorist passive verb to present the fulfillment of Scripture as a completed event.
The next clause, kai elogisthē autō eis dikaiosynēn {καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην | kaí elogísthē autō̂ eis dikaiosýnēn}, uses a divine passive to show the crediting of righteousness to Abraham, with autō as the recipient and eis dikaiosynēn expressing the result.
The final clause, kai philos theou eklēthē {καὶ φίλος θεοῦ ἐκλήθη | kaí phílos theoû eklḗthē}, places the predicate nominative before the passive verb to highlight Abraham’s honored status, indicating that he was called into a privileged relationship. In translation, the quotation is preserved, the passive verbs are maintained to reflect divine action, and the sequence from belief to righteousness to relational status is clearly rendered in English.
Root and etymology
dik-delta–iota–kappa
“just, right”
In context — James 2:23
And the Scripture was fulfilled when it declared, “Abraham believed God , and it was credited to him as righteousness ,” and he was designated a friend of God.
About this coordinate
James 2:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of James 2:23, 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 Jas.2.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.23.W1.S1) and character.