Luke 15:2:14Luke.15.2.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 di-e-GONG-gy-zon HOI te pha-ri-SA-oi KAI HOI gram-ma-TEIS LE-gon-tes HO-ti HOU-tos ha-mar-tō-LOUS pros-DE-khe-tai KAI sy-nes-THI-ei au-TOIS
Exegesis
The verse begins with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} linking to the previous narrative.
The correlative construction hoi te Pharisaioi kai hoi grammateis {οἵ τε Φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς | hoî te Pharisaîoi kaí hoî grammateîs} groups religious opponents with an emphatic “both…and.”
The coordinated verbs prosdechetai kai synesthiei {προσδέχεται καὶ συνεσθίει | pros-dé-khe-tai kaí sy-nes-thí-ei} form a vivid portrayal of ongoing hospitality, with the dative autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} specifying the beneficiaries of “eating with.”
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right”
In context — Luke 15:2
And the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring , saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats alongside them.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:2:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 15:2, 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.15.2.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.2.W14.S1) and character.