John 19:6:21John.19.6.W21TAB
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
- word
KAI
- phraseyour reading level
LA-be-te au-TON HY-MEIS KAI stau-RÔ-sa-te
- 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
- 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 context — John 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.