James 5:3:8Jas.5.3.W8TAB

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

    ho khry-SOS hy-MON KAI ho AR-gy-ros ka-TI-ō-tai KAI ho i-OS au-TŌN eis mar-TY-ree-on hy-MEEN ES-tai KAI PHA-ge-tai tas SAR-kas hy-MON hōs pYR e-thê-sau-RI-sa-te en e-SKHA-tais hê-ME-rais

Exegesis

The passage begins with the coordinated noun phrase chrysos hymon kai argyros {χρυσὸς ὑμῶν καὶ ἄργυρος | chrysós hymon kaí ár-gu-ros} “your gold and silver,” with the article ho repeated to link each precious metal to the possessive hymon.

Root and etymology

dikedelta–iota–kappa–eta

justice, right

In contextJames 5:3

Your gold and your silver have become corroded, and their rust will serve as a witness against you and will devour your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days .

About this coordinate

James 5:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of James 5:3, 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.5.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.5.3.W8.S1) and character.