Luke 15:16:14Luke.15.16.W14TAB
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 e-pe-THY-mei ge-MI-sai tên koi-LI-an au-TOU a-PO tôn ke-ra-TI-ōn hôn ÊS-thi-on hoi KHOI-roi KAI ou-de-IS e-DI-dou au-TÔ
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaì} links this verse to the preceding narrative, continuing the depiction of the younger son’s plight.
Finally, kai oudeis edidou autoi {καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδίδου αὐτῷ | kaì oudeìs edídou autôi} employs the imperfect to depict a persistent lack of provision, with the negative indefinite oudeis as subject and autoi as indirect object. This sequence of imperfect verbs (epethumei, esthion, edidou) underscores the protracted nature of his deprivation.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right”
In context — Luke 15:16
And he was longing to fill his belly with the pods which the pigs were eating, and no one was giving him anything.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:16:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 15:16, 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.15.16.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.16.W14.S1) and character.