Luke 16:18:7Luke.16.18.W7TAB
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
PAS ho a-po-LY-ōn tên gy-NAI-ka au-TOU KAI ga-MŌN he-TE-ran moi-KHEU-ei KAI ho a-po-le-ly-ME-nēn a-PO an-DROS ga-MŌN moi-KHEU-ei
Exegesis
The second participle gamon {γαμῶν | ga-mōn} ‘marrying’ coordinates with apolyon through kai...kai {καὶ...καὶ | kaí...kaí} ‘and...and,’ tightly linking divorce to remarriage.
Root and etymology
dikedelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, legal right”
In context — Luke 16:18
Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery , and whoever marries a woman who has been divorced from her husband commits adultery.
About this coordinate
Luke 16:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 16:18, 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.16.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.18.W7.S1) and character.