Luke 14:23:12Luke.14.23.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
- sentence
KAI EI-pen ho KY-ree-os pros ton DOU-lon EK-sel-the eis tas ho-DOUS KAI phrag-MOUS KAI a-NAN-ga-son ei-sel-THEIN HI-na ge-mis-THEI mou ho OI-kos
Exegesis
The verse opens with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaì} ‘and’ linking this instruction to the preceding parable narrative.
Root and etymology
dikēdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right, legal claim”
In context — Luke 14:23
And the Lord said to the servant, “Go out into the roads and hedges, and compel them to come in, so that my house may be filled.”
About this coordinate
Luke 14:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 14:23, 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.14.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.23.W12.S1) and character.