Luke 18:26:5Luke.18.26.W5TAB

Καὶ

kai

and

Transliteration
KAI
Extended
kai
IPA
/kai/

Meaning by language

English
and

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    KAI

  2. sentence

    EI-pan de hoi a-KOU-san-tes KAI TEES DY-na-tai sô-THÊ-nai

Exegesis

The direct discourse immediately opens with the interrogative clause, introduced by the coordinating conjunction kai {Καὶ | kaì} ‘and’, linking the response to what was heard and heightening rhetorical effect.

Root and etymology

Rootdelta–iota–kappa–eta

justice, right, judgment

In contextLuke 18:26

But those who had heard said, “And who is able to be saved ?”

About this coordinate

Luke 18:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 18:26, 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.18.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.26.W5.S1) and character.