Luke 18:26:5Luke.18.26.W5TAB
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
- word
KAI
- 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 context — Luke 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.