John 10:3:19John.10.3.W19TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
- English
- and
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
KAI
- sentence
TOU-tō ho thy-rō-ROS a-NOI-gei KAI ta PRO-ba-ta tês phō-NÊS au-TOU a-KOU-ei KAI ta I-di-a PRO-ba-ta phō-NEI kat O-no-ma KAI ek-SA-gei au-TA
Exegesis
The repeated kai {καὶ | kaí} strings the clauses together in parataxis, creating a steady movement from access to hearing to naming to release.
Root and etymology
kainoskappa alpha iota nu omicron sigma
“new, fresh”
In context — John 10:3
The doorkeeper opens for this one, and the sheep heed His voice; He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out.
About this coordinate
John 10:3:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of John 10:3, 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 John.10.3.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.3.W19.S1) and character.