Luke 14:30:8Luke.14.30.W8TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- kai
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
- English
- and
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
LE-go-ntes HO-ti HOU-tos ho AN-thrō-pos ÊR-ksa-to oi-ko-do-MEIN kai ouk IS-khy-sen ek-te-LE-sai
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links this action to the result clause, where the negation ouk {οὐκ | ouk} precedes the aorist active ischysen {ἴσχυσεν | ís-khy-sen} with complementary infinitive ektelesai {ἐκτελέσαι | ek-te-lé-sai}, expressing a definitive inability to complete the project. English requires an explicit subject “he” for each finite verb, and the structural shift from Greek infinitive to English infinitive constructions is handled by adding “to” and maintaining parallelism.
Root and etymology
dikēdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right, legal claim”
In context — Luke 14:30
They say, "This man began to build but was not able to finish it."
About this coordinate
Luke 14:30:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 14:30, 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.14.30.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.30.W8.S1) and character.