John 19:13:12John.19.13.W12TAB
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-KA-thi-sen e-PI BÊ-ma-tos eis TO-pon le-GO-me-non li-THO-strô-ton
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ho oun pi-LA-tos a-KOU-sas tôn LO-gôn TOU-tôn Ê-ga-yen EKS-ô ton ee-ay-SOON kai e-KA-thi-sen e-PI BÊ-ma-tos eis TO-pon le-GO-me-non li-THO-strô-ton he-bra-is-TI de GAB-ba-tha
Exegesis
Two aorist indicative verbs, ēgagen {ἤγαγεν | ḗgagen} and ekathisen {ἐκάθισεν | ekáthisen}, carry the narrative, coordinated by kai {καὶ | kaí}, presenting successive judicial actions: first he “brought” Jesus outside, then he “sat down” to render judgment.
Root and etymology
Kaisarkappa–alpha–iota–sigma–alpha–rho
“Caesar, emperor”
In context — John 19:13
Therefore Pilate, after hearing these words, brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in a place called Lithostroton , but in Hebrew it is Gabbatha.
About this coordinate
John 19:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 19:13, 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.19.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.13.W12.S1) and character.