Luke 14:3:9Luke.14.3.W9TAB
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
- sentence
KAI a-po-kri-THEIS ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen pros tous no-mi-KOUS KAI pha-ri-SAI-ous LE-gōn EK-ses-tin tôi sab-BA-tôi the-ra-PEU-sai Ê OU
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links this scene to the preceding context.
The prepositional phrase pros tous nomikous kai Pharisaious {πρὸς τοὺς νομικοὺς καὶ Φαρισαίους | pròs toûs no-mi-koûs kaí Pha-ri-saí-ous} identifies the addressees.
Root and etymology
dikēdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right, legal claim”
In context — Luke 14:3
And Jesus , answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees: “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath , or is it not?”
About this coordinate
Luke 14:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 14:3, 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.14.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.3.W9.S1) and character.