Luke 10:39:1Luke.10.39.W1TAB

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

    KAI TÊI-de ÊN a-del-PHÊ ka-lou-ME-nê ma-ri-AM HÊ KAI pa-ra-ka-the-STHEI-sa pros tous PO-das tou ee-ay-SOO Ê-kou-en ton LO-gon au-TOU

Exegesis

The verse opens with the conjunction kai {καὶ | kaì} followed by the dative demonstrative teide {τῇδε | têide} and the imperfect verb en {ἦν | ên}, yielding an idiomatic sense of “she had” (“to this one there was”) that links back to the woman previously mentioned.

Root and etymology

dikaioodelta–iota–kappa–alpha–iota–omicron–omega

to declare righteous, justify

In contextLuke 10:39

And she had a sister named Mary, who also, having sat beside the feet of Jesus , was listening to His word .

About this coordinate

Luke 10:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 10:39, 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 Luke.10.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.10.39.W1.S1) and character.