Luke 16:17:6Luke.16.17.W6TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- kai
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
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- 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
eu-ko-PO-te-ron de ES-tin ton ou-ra-NON kai tên GÊN pa-rel-THEIN Ê tou NO-mou MI-an ke-RAI-an pe-SEIN
Exegesis
The infinitive parelthein {παρελθεῖν | pareltheîn} ‘to pass away’ takes the accusative τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν {τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν | tòn ouranón kaí tḗn gē̂n} ‘the heaven and the earth’ as its subject in an accusative-and-infinitive construction.
Root and etymology
dikedelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, legal right”
In context — Luke 16:17
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one small stroke of the law to fall .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 16:17, 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.16.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.17.W6.S1) and character.