Luke 15:14:12Luke.15.14.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
da-pa-NEE-san-tos de au-TOU PAN-ta e-GHE-ne-to lee-MOS is-khy-RA ka-TA tên KHŌ-ran e-KEI-nên kai au-TOS ÊRX-a-to hy-ste-REIS-thai
Exegesis
The coordinating kai {καὶ | kaí} then introduces a secondary clause, kai autos ḗrxato hysterēisthai {καὶ αὐτὸς ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι | kaì autós ḗrxato hysterêisthai}, where autos ‘he himself’ emphasizes the prodigal’s personal plight, and the inceptive ḗrxato plus infinitive hysterēisthai conveys the beginning of an ongoing state of deprivation. Translation choices render the participle as “when he had spent all,” egeneto as “came upon” in formal and “struck” in dynamic to capture both onset and impact, and the ḗrxato + infinitive as “began to be in need” and “began to experience want” to reflect the emergent hardship.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right”
In context — Luke 15:14
But when he had spent all , a severe famine came upon that land, and he began to be in need.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 15:14, 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.15.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.14.W12.S1) and character.