John 19:6:21John.19.6.W21TAB

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. phraseyour reading level

    LA-be-te au-TON HY-MEIS KAI stau-RÔ-sa-te

  3. clause

    LA-be-te au-TON HY-MEIS KAI stau-RÔ-sa-te e-GÔ GAR oukh heu-RI-skô en au-TÔ ai-TI-an

  4. sentence

    LE-yei au-TOIS ho pi-LA-tos LA-be-te au-TON HY-MEIS KAI stau-RÔ-sa-te e-GÔ GAR oukh heu-RI-skô en au-TÔ ai-TI-an

Exegesis

The plural subject hoi archiereis kai hoi huperetai {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ ὑπηρέται | hoi ar-khi-e-reîs kai hoi hy-pē-ré-tai} ‘the chief priests and the officers’ precedes the verb eidon {εἶδον | eî-don} ‘they saw’, placing emphasis on the leaders as observers and initiators.

kai staurosate {Λάβετε … καὶ σταυρώσατε | Lá-be-te … kaí stau-ró-sa-te} ‘take …

Root and etymology

Kaisarkappa–alpha–iota–sigma–alpha–rho

Caesar, emperor

In contextJohn 19:6

When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw Him , they cried out, saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate says to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him; for I find no charge in Him.”

About this coordinate

John 19:6:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of John 19:6, 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.19.6.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.6.W21.S1) and character.