Luke 15:1:8Luke.15.1.W8TAB

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

    Ê-san de au-TOI en-GI-zon-tes PAN-tes hoi te-LO-nai kai hoi ha-mar-tô-LOI a-KOU-ein au-TOU

Exegesis

The participle engizontes, modified by the adjective pantes {πάντες | pán-tes} ‘all,’ takes its constituents from the appositional phrase hoi telonai kai hoi hamartoloi {οἱ τελῶναι καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ | hoî te-lō-nai kaì hoî ha-mar-tō-loi}, which distinctly names tax collectors and sinners.

Root and etymology

Rootdelta–iota–kappa–eta

justice, right

In contextLuke 15:1

Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near to Him in order to hear Him.

About this coordinate

Luke 15:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 15:1, 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.15.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.1.W8.S1) and character.